Name: Chitinivorax tropicus Chen et al. 2012
Etymology: tro’pi.cus. L. masc. adj. tropicus, tropical, relating to the isolation of the type strain from a subtropical lake
Type strain: BCRC 80168; DSM 27165; KL-9; LMG 25530
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16S rRNA gene: GU362099 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Chen WM, Yang SH, Huang WC, Cheng CY, Sheu SY. Chitinivorax tropicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic bacterium isolated from a freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1086-1091.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1723-1724.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Chitinivorax Chen et al. 2012
Assigned by: Chen WM, Yang SH, Huang WC, Cheng CY, Sheu SY. Chitinivorax tropicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic bacterium isolated from a freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1086-1091.
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