Abstract
Chi.ti.ni.vi’bri.o. N.L. neut. n. chitinum, chitin; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, that which vibrates; N.L. masc. n. Chitinivibrio, vibrio-shaped bacterium utilizing chitin as
substrate. The genus Chitinivibrio is classified in the class Chitinivibrionia, forming a deep independent lineage within the phylum Fibrobacterota. Its closest relative is the genus Chitinispirillum, which is also a member of the Fibrobacterota. Both these two deep lineages are alkaliphilic fermentative anaerobes with extremely narrow metabolic specialization utilizing chitin as the
only substrate. Members of the genus Chitinivibrio are extremely salt-tolerant alkaliphiles inhabiting anoxic sediments of hypersaline soda lakes. The genus
includes a single species C. alkaliphilus, which is the type species of the genus.
DNA G + C content (mol%): 46.2 (genome). Type species: Chitinivibrio alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2014, VL160.
substrate. The genus Chitinivibrio is classified in the class Chitinivibrionia, forming a deep independent lineage within the phylum Fibrobacterota. Its closest relative is the genus Chitinispirillum, which is also a member of the Fibrobacterota. Both these two deep lineages are alkaliphilic fermentative anaerobes with extremely narrow metabolic specialization utilizing chitin as the
only substrate. Members of the genus Chitinivibrio are extremely salt-tolerant alkaliphiles inhabiting anoxic sediments of hypersaline soda lakes. The genus
includes a single species C. alkaliphilus, which is the type species of the genus.
DNA G + C content (mol%): 46.2 (genome). Type species: Chitinivibrio alkaliphilus Sorokin et al. 2014, VL160.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Chitinivibrio |
Editors | Aharon Oren |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Number of pages | 5 |
Edition | 2015 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781118960608 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, Online |
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