Name: Chelatobacter heintzii Auling et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: heint’zi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. heintzii, of Heintz, named after the chemist W. Heintz who was the first to synthesize the chelating agent NTA (Heintz 1862, 1865) and to describe some of its properties

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … HE͡INT-zi-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29600; DSM 10368

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16S rRNA gene: LT984904 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Auling G, Busse HJ, Egli T, El-Banna T, Stackebrandt E. Description of the gram-negative, obligately aerobic, nitrilotriacetate (NTA)-utilizing bacteria as Chelatobacter heintzii, gen. nov., sp. nov., and Chelatococcus asaccharovorans, gen. nov., sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1993; 16:104-112.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 46. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:624-625.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Aminobacter aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Urakami et al. 1992

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Aminobacter heintzii" (Auling et al. 1993) Volpiano et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Aminobacter aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Urakami et al. 1992	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudomonas aminovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Chelatobacter Auling et al. 1993. Publication: Auling G, Busse HJ, Egli T, El-Banna T, Stackebrandt E. Description of the gram-negative, obligately aerobic, nitrilotriacetate (NTA)-utilizing bacteria as Chelatobacter heintzii, gen. nov., sp. nov., and Chelatococcus asaccharovorans, gen. nov., sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1993; 16:104-112.
  • ⏲ According to Kämpfer et al. (2002), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (den Dooren de Jong 1926) Urakami et al. 1992. Publication: Kampfer P, Neef A, Salkinoja-Salonen MS, Buss HJ. Chelatobacter heintzii (Auling et al. 1993) is a later subjective synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (Urakami et al. 1992). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:835-839. 🇩🇪
  • ⏲ According to Kämpfer et al. (2002), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas aminovorans den Dooren de Jong 1926 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kampfer P, Neef A, Salkinoja-Salonen MS, Buss HJ. Chelatobacter heintzii (Auling et al. 1993) is a later subjective synonym of Aminobacter aminovorans (Urakami et al. 1992). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:835-839. 🇩🇪
  • ❗ Chelatobacter heintzii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Chelatobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 18 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Chelatobacter Auling et al. 1993

Assigned by: Auling G, Busse HJ, Egli T, El-Banna T, Stackebrandt E. Description of the gram-negative, obligately aerobic, nitrilotriacetate (NTA)-utilizing bacteria as Chelatobacter heintzii, gen. nov., sp. nov., and Chelatococcus asaccharovorans, gen. nov., sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1993; 16:104-112.

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