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Species Chitinophaga caseinilytica
Name: Chitinophaga caseinilytica Dahal and Kim 2018
Etymology: ca.se.i.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. caseinum, casein; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. caseinilytica, casein-dissolving
Pronunciation, gender: ka-se-i-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: KACC 19118; KEMB 9005-540; NBRC 112679; S-52
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KY117468
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Dahal RH, Kim J. Chitinophaga caseinilytica sp. nov., a casein hydrolysing bacterium isolated from forest soil. Arch Microbiol 2018; 200:645-651. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 182. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2130-2133.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Chitinophaga Sangkhobol and Skerman 1981
Assigned by:
Dahal RH, Kim J. Chitinophaga caseinilytica sp. nov., a casein hydrolysing bacterium isolated from forest soil. Arch Microbiol 2018; 200:645-651.
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Record number: 797589
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