<- S.-T. Lee; GS 238 <- D.-S. An. Deposited as the type strain of "
Chitinophaga terrae" An, Im, Lee, Choi and Yoon 2007 (13674). The 16S rRNA gene sequence of this strain (AB267724) shows about 94% sequence similarity to that of the type strain (AB278570) of
Chitinophaga terrae Kim and Jung 2007 (11193), DSM 23920. Soil of ginseng field; Korea.
Proposed type strain of "
Chitinophaga terrae" An, Im, Lee, Choi and Yoon 2007. Taxonomy/description (13674). (Medium 830, 30°C).. Soil of ginseng field. Korea (south), Republic of, Pocheon Province. Taxonomy/description (13674). Sequence accession no. 16S rRNA gene: AB267724.
The strain has been published under the name 'Chitinophaga terrae' by An et al. 2007 (literature 13674). This name was not validly published. The name 'Chitinophaga terrae' was validly published for a different strain (type strain KP01(T) = DSM23920(T), Kim and Jung 2007, literature 11193 ). Strain DSM18078, does NOT belong to the species with the validly published name 'Chitinophaga terrae'.
. (Medium 830, 30°C)
