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Species Pontibacter chinhatensis
Name: Pontibacter chinhatensis Singh et al. 2015
Etymology: chin.ha.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. chinhatensis, of or belonging to Chinhat, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: khin-ha-TEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CCM 8436; LP51; MCC 2070
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF723288
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Singh AK, Garg N, Lal R. Pontibacter chinhatensis sp. nov., isolated from pond sediment containing discarded hexachlorocyclohexane isomer waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2248-2254. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3233-3234.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by García-López et al. (2019).
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083.
Parent taxon: Pontibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
Assigned by:
Singh AK, Garg N, Lal R. Pontibacter chinhatensis sp. nov., isolated from pond sediment containing discarded hexachlorocyclohexane isomer waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2248-2254.
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Record number: 792953
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