Name: Chitinibacter alvei Yang et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al’ve.i. L. gen. masc. n. alvei, of/from the bed of a river, referring to the location from where the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BCRC 17968; DSM 22217; LMG 25206; TNR-14

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: FJ593907 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yang CS, Sheu SY, Young CC, Arun AB, Cheng CY, Chen WM. Chitinibacter alvei sp. nov., isolated from stream water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1760-1764.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2511-2512.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Chitinibacter Chern et al. 2004

Assigned by: Yang CS, Sheu SY, Young CC, Arun AB, Cheng CY, Chen WM. Chitinibacter alvei sp. nov., isolated from stream water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1760-1764.

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Record number: 788682