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Name: Pontibacter chitinilyticus Chhetri et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ti.ni.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. chitinilyticus, chitin-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pon-ti-BAK-ter khi-ti-ni-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: 17gy-14; KCTC 52914; NBRC 113056

16S rRNA gene: KY924850 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Chhetri G, Kim J, Kim I, Kim MK, Seo T. Pontibacter chitinilyticus sp. nov., a novel chitin-hydrolysing bacterium isolated from soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1011-1018. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 189. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2627-2629.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Pontibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005

Assigned by: Chhetri G, Kim J, Kim I, Kim MK, Seo T. Pontibacter chitinilyticus sp. nov., a novel chitin-hydrolysing bacterium isolated from soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 112:1011-1018. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 5301