Species Deefgea chitinilytica

Name: Deefgea chitinilytica Chen et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ti.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, dissolving; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. chitinilytica, chitin-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-EF-ge-a k^hi-ti-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 17934; DSM 24713; LMG 24817; Nsw-4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ347759 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen WM, Chung YN, Chiu TF, Cheng CY, Arun AB, Sheu SY. Deefgea chitinilytica sp. nov., isolated from a wetland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1450-1453. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1987-1988.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Deefgea Stackebrandt et al. 2007

Assigned by: Chen WM, Chung YN, Chiu TF, Cheng CY, Arun AB, Sheu SY. Deefgea chitinilytica sp. nov., isolated from a wetland. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1450-1453. 🇹🇼

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