Species ***Chitinophaga* *varians***

Name: Chitinophaga varians Lv et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va’ri.ans. L. fem. part. adj. varians, varying, referring to the change of the cell shape

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hi-ti-NO-p^ha-ga WA-ri-ans, feminine

Type strain: 10-7W-9003; GDMCC 1.1252; KACC 19415; KCTC 52926

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF685226 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lv YY, Zhang XJ, Li AZ, Zou WL, Feng GD, Zhu HH. Chitinophaga varians sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2139-2144. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 😷 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 3 times 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: Lv YY, Zhang XJ, Li AZ, Zou WL, Feng GD, Zhu HH. Chitinophaga varians sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2139-2144. 🇨🇳

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Species Chitinophaga varians

Species ***Chitinophaga* *varians***