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Name: Chitinophaga rhizophila Zhang et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.zo’phi.la. N.L. fem. adj. rhizophila, relating to the isolation of the type strain from soil of root rhizosphere

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: khi-ti-NO-pha-ga rhi-ZO-phi-la, feminine

Type strain: B 61; GDMCC 1.2608; KCTC 82856

16S rRNA gene: MZ613314 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Zhang XJ, Feng GD, Yang F, Zhu H, Yao Q. Chitinophaga rhizophila sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of banana. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5118. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5196.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Zhang XJ, Feng GD, Yang F, Zhu H, Yao Q. Chitinophaga rhizophila sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of banana. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5118. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 24356