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Chitinibacter suncheonensis sp. nov., a chitinolytic bacterium from a mud flat in Suncheon Bay.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Dec 2012
Kim Sung Kyum, Kim Yong Ho, Jeong Yu Seok, Na Han Beur, Kim Jungho, Baik Keun Sik, Yun Han Dae, Lee Jung-Kul, Kim Hoon
Abstract excerpt
A chitinolytic bacterium, designated strain SK16(T), was isolated from a mud flat in Suncheon Bay, Republic of Korea. Strain SK16(T) is Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, motile by a polar flagellum, and short rod-shaped. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strain belonged to the genus Chitinibacter and was most closely related to Chitinibacter tainanensis S1(T) (98.2%...
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