Name: Mycovorax composti Thai et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: com.pos’ti. N.L. gen. neut. n. composti, of compost

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kom-POS-ti, masculine

Type strain: C216; DSM 114558; LMG 32998

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16S rRNA gene: OP379917 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Thai M, Bell TL, Kertesz MA. Mycovorax composti gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Chitinophagaceae isolated from button mushroom compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6496. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6534.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mycovorax Thai et al. 2024. Publication: Thai M, Bell TL, Kertesz MA. Mycovorax composti gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Chitinophagaceae isolated from button mushroom compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6496. 🇦🇺
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-09-16.

Parent taxon: Mycovorax Thai et al. 2024

Assigned by: Thai M, Bell TL, Kertesz MA. Mycovorax composti gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Chitinophagaceae isolated from button mushroom compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6496. 🇦🇺

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Record number: 52553