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Species Streptomyces chitinivorans

Name: Streptomyces chitinivorans Ray et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: chi.ti.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. chitinivorans, chitindevouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: strep-TO-my-kes khi-ti-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: JCM 30611; KCTC 29696; RC1832

16S rRNA gene: JQ862603 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Ray L, Mishra SR, Panda AN, Das S, Rastogi G, Pattanaik AK, Adhya TK, Suar M, Raina V. Streptomyces chitinivorans sp. nov., a chitinolytic strain isolated from estuarine lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3241-3248. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.

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 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 1 time 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.

Parent taxon: Streptomyces Waksman and Henrici 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ray L, Mishra SR, Panda AN, Das S, Rastogi G, Pattanaik AK, Adhya TK, Suar M, Raina V. Streptomyces chitinivorans sp. nov., a chitinolytic strain isolated from estuarine lake sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3241-3248. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 794332