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Species Chitinophaga pendula
Name: Chitinophaga pendula Onouye et al. 2023
Etymology: pen’du.la. L. fem. adj. pendula, hanging, hanging down, refers to the nature of the biofilm from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: PEN-du-la, feminine
Type strain: DSM 112477; MD30B; NCTC 14606
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16S rRNA gene:
MZ420307
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Onouye TC, Busse HJ, Prescott RD, Darris MK, Donachie SP. Chitinophaga pendula, sp. nov., from an air conditioner condensate drain line. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6008. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6094.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
Onouye TC, Busse HJ, Prescott RD, Darris MK, Donachie SP. Chitinophaga pendula, sp. nov., from an air conditioner condensate drain line. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6008. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 40068
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