Journal article
Authors list: Kämpfer, P; Young, CC; Sridhar, KR; Arun, AB; Lai, WA; Shen, FT; Rekha, PD
Publication year: 2006
Pages: 2223-2228
Journal: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
Volume number: 56
Issue number: 9
ISSN: 1466-5026
eISSN: 1466-5034
Open access status: Bronze
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64359-0
Publisher: Microbiology Society
Abstract:
Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences of species currently assigned to the genus Flexibacter has shown extensive intrageneric phylogenetic heterogeneity. It has been shown in previous studies that the species [Flexibacter] sancti, [Flexibacter] filiformis and [Flexibacter] japonensis were most closely related to Chitinophaga pinensis. In addition, [Cytophaga] arvensicola and species of the genus Terrimonas also clustered into this phylogenetic group. Although the similarities of 16S rRNA gene sequences were low (88.5-96.4 %), there is no evidence for clear phenotypic differences between these organisms that justify assignment to different genera. A proposal is made to transfer these species to the genus Chitinophaga as Chitinophaga sancti comb. nov., Chitinophaga filiformis comb. nov., Chitinophaga japonenis comb. nov. and Chitinophaga arvensicola comb. nov. on the basis of phylogenetic and phenotypic data. Furthermore, a novel species is described within this genus, Chitinophaga skermanii sp. nov., with strain CC-SG1B(T) (=CCUG 52510(T)=CIP 109140(T)) as the type strain.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Kämpfer, P., Young, C., Sridhar, K., Arun, A., Lai, W., Shen, F., et al. (2006) Transfer of [Flexibacter] sancti, [Flexibacter] filiformis, [Flexibacter] japonensis and [Cytophaga] arvensicola to the genus Chitinophaga and description of Chitinophaga skermanii sp. nov., International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 56(9), pp. 2223-2228. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64359-0
APA Citation style: Kämpfer, P., Young, C., Sridhar, K., Arun, A., Lai, W., Shen, F., & Rekha, P. (2006). Transfer of [Flexibacter] sancti, [Flexibacter] filiformis, [Flexibacter] japonensis and [Cytophaga] arvensicola to the genus Chitinophaga and description of Chitinophaga skermanii sp. nov.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56(9), 2223-2228. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64359-0
