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Species Chitinophaga humicola
Name: Chitinophaga humicola Chaudhary and Kim 2018
Etymology: hu.mi’co.la. L. fem. n. humus, soil; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabiting; N.L. masc./fem. n. humicola, soil-inhabiting
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hu-MI-ko-la, feminine
Type strain: JCM 32158; KACC 19388; KEMB 9005-693; Ktm-2
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16S rRNA gene:
MF405103
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Chaudhary DK, Kim J. Chitinophaga humicola sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:751-757. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1823-1824.
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:
Chaudhary DK, Kim J. Chitinophaga humicola sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:751-757. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 797547
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