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Species Chitinophaga tropicalis
Name: Chitinophaga tropicalis Zhang et al. 2020
Etymology: tro.pi.ca’lis. N.L. fem. adj. tropicalis, tropical, relating to the isolation of the type strain from a tropical forest soil
Pronunciation, gender: … tro-pi-KA-lis, feminine
Type strain: GDMCC 1.1355; KACC 21527; ysch24
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16S rRNA gene:
MN795832
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang XJ, Feng GD, Yao Q, Zhang J, Phuong LTB, Zhu H. Chitinophaga tropicalis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3859-3864. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4848-4850.
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:
Zhang XJ, Feng GD, Yao Q, Zhang J, Phuong LTB, Zhu H. Chitinophaga tropicalis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3859-3864. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 7906
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