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Species Chitinophaga qingshengii
Name: Chitinophaga qingshengii Cheng et al. 2015
Etymology: qing.sheng’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. qingshengii, of Qing-sheng, to honour Qing-sheng Fan, a Chinese soil microbiologist, for his contribution to the development of microbiology in China
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … qin͡g-S͡HEN͡G-i-i, feminine
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2014201; JCM 30026; JN246
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16S rRNA gene:
KF150484
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Cheng C, Wang Q, He LY, Huang Z, Sheng XF. Chitinophaga qingshengii sp. nov., isolated from weathered rock surface. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:280-285. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1112-1113.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 4 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:
Cheng C, Wang Q, He LY, Huang Z, Sheng XF. Chitinophaga qingshengii sp. nov., isolated from weathered rock surface. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:280-285. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 792401
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