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Species Collimonas fungivorans
Name: Collimonas fungivorans De Boer et al. 2004
Etymology: fun.gi’vo.rans. L. masc. n. fungus, mould, mushroom, fungus; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, eating; N.L. fem. part. adj. fungivorans, fungus-eating
Pronunciation, gender: fun-GI-wo-rans, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 48868; DSM 17622; LMG 21973; NCCB 100033; Ter6
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16S rRNA gene:
AJ310394
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
de Boer W, Leveau JH, Kowalchuk GA, Klein Gunnewiek PJ, Abeln EC, Figge MJ, Sjollema K, Janse JD, van Veen JA. Collimonas fungivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic soil bacterium with the ability to grow on living fungal hyphae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:857-864. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Collimonas De Boer et al. 2004.
Publication:
de Boer W, Leveau JH, Kowalchuk GA, Klein Gunnewiek PJ, Abeln EC, Figge MJ, Sjollema K, Janse JD, van Veen JA. Collimonas fungivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic soil bacterium with the ability to grow on living fungal hyphae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:857-864.
- 😷 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 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Collimonas De Boer et al. 2004.
Publication:
de Boer W, Leveau JH, Kowalchuk GA, Klein Gunnewiek PJ, Abeln EC, Figge MJ, Sjollema K, Janse JD, van Veen JA. Collimonas fungivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic soil bacterium with the ability to grow on living fungal hyphae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:857-864.
Parent taxon: Collimonas De Boer et al. 2004
Assigned by:
de Boer W, Leveau JH, Kowalchuk GA, Klein Gunnewiek PJ, Abeln EC, Figge MJ, Sjollema K, Janse JD, van Veen JA. Collimonas fungivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic soil bacterium with the ability to grow on living fungal hyphae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:857-864.
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Record number: 775054
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