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Species Paenibacillus chitinolyticus

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Caryophanales Paenibacillaceae Paenibacillus Paenibacillus chitinolyticus

Name: Paenibacillus chitinolyticus (Kuroshima et al. 1996) Lee et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus chitinolyticus Kuroshima et al. 1996

Etymology: chi.ti.no.ly’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, lysing; N.L. masc. adj. chitinolyticus, decomposing chitin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-ba-KIL-lus khi-ti-no-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CIP 104914; DSM 11030; EAG-3; IFO 15660; JCM 12162; KCTC 3791; LMG 18047; NBRC 15660; NRRL B-23119

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16S rRNA gene: AB021183 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Lee JS, Pyun YR, Bae KS. Transfer of Bacillus ehimensis and Bacillus chitinolyticus to the genus Paenibacillus with emended descriptions of Paenibacillus ehimensis comb. nov. and Paenibacillus chitinolyticus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:929-933. 🇰🇷

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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 11 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 risk group of the genus.
    • 🧍 In the paper by Lee et al. 2004 the strain NBRC 15660 is cited as IFO 15660 (sic). Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Paenibacillus Ash et al. 1994

Assigned by: Lee JS, Pyun YR, Bae KS. Transfer of Bacillus ehimensis and Bacillus chitinolyticus to the genus Paenibacillus with emended descriptions of Paenibacillus ehimensis comb. nov. and Paenibacillus chitinolyticus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:929-933. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 779057

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