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Species Photobacterium chitinilyticum
Name: Photobacterium chitinilyticum Wang et al. 2019
Etymology: chi.ti.ni.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loosen, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. chitinilyticum, chitin-dissolving
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … khi-ti-ni-LY-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: BEI 247; JCM 32689; KCTC 62619; MCCC 1K03517
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MG754451
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Wang X, Li Y, Xue CX, Li B, Zhou S, Liu L, Zhang XH. Photobacterium chitinilyticum sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from seawater at the bottom of the East China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1477-1483. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2177-2178.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Wang X, Li Y, Xue CX, Li B, Zhou S, Liu L, Zhang XH. Photobacterium chitinilyticum sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from seawater at the bottom of the East China Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1477-1483. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 800751
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