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Species Chitinophaga filiformis
Name: Chitinophaga filiformis (Reichenbach 1989 ex Solntseva 1940) Kämpfer et al. 2006
Basonym: Flexibacter filiformis (ex Solntseva 1940) Reichenbach 1989
Etymology: fi.li.for’mis. L. neut. n. filum, a thread; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, like, of the shape of; N.L. fem. adj. filiformis, thread-shaped
Pronunciation, gender: fi-li-FOR-mis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 29495; CCUG 12809; CIP 106401; DSM 527; Fx e1 Reichenbach; HAMBI 1966; IFO 15056; JCM 21160; NBRC 15056
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB078049
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kampfer P, Young CC, Sridhar KR, Arun AB, Lai WA, Shen FT, Rekha PD. Transfer of [Flexibacter] sancti, [Flexibacter] filiformis, [Flexibacter] japonensis and [Cytophaga] arvensicola to the genus Chitinophaga and description of Chitinophaga skermanii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2223-2228. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2725-2726.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Flexibacter filiformis (ex Solntseva 1940) Reichenbach 1989 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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 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 4 times 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 other species in the genus.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
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: Chitinophaga Sangkhobol and Skerman 1981
Assigned by:
Kampfer P, Young CC, Sridhar KR, Arun AB, Lai WA, Shen FT, Rekha PD. Transfer of [Flexibacter] sancti, [Flexibacter] filiformis, [Flexibacter] japonensis and [Cytophaga] arvensicola to the genus Chitinophaga and description of Chitinophaga skermanii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2223-2228.
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Record number: 785450
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