Name: Halanaerobacter chitinivorans corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ti.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. chitinivorans, chitin-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hal-an-a-e-ro-BAK-ter k^hi-ti-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: CIP 105156; DSM 9569; OCM 229; W5C8

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: U32596 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Liaw HJ, Mah RA. Isolation and Characterization of Haloanaerobacter chitinovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a Halophilic, Anaerobic, Chitinolytic Bacterium from a Solar Saltern. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992; 58:260-266.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 56. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:362-363.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloanaerobacter chitinovorans Liaw and Mah 1996	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Halanaerobacter chitinovorans Liaw and Mah 1996	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halanaerobacter corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996. Publication: Liaw HJ, Mah RA. Isolation and Characterization of Haloanaerobacter chitinovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a Halophilic, Anaerobic, Chitinolytic Bacterium from a Solar Saltern. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992; 58:260-266.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 According to Yarza et al. (2013), an "orphan species with designated type strains that were either not deposited in culture collections or whose type strain is currently not available from a recognized culture collection. No longer available at CIP. DSMZ strain produces very low cell density, difficult to obtain sufficient material for sequencing.". Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73. 🇩🇪
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, chitinovorans (sic), has been corrected by Oren 2000. Publication: Oren A. Change of the names Haloanaerobiales, Haloanaerobiaceae and Haloanaerobium to Halanaerobiales, Halanaerobiaceae and Halanaerobium, respectively, and further nomenclatural changes within the order Halanaerobiales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2229-2230. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Halanaerobacter corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996

Assigned by: Liaw HJ, Mah RA. Isolation and Characterization of Haloanaerobacter chitinovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a Halophilic, Anaerobic, Chitinolytic Bacterium from a Solar Saltern. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992; 58:260-266.

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