''Chitinimonas'' is a genus of

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...

chitin Chitin ( C8 H13 O5 N)n ( ) is a long-chain polymer of ''N''-acetylglucosamine, an amide derivative of glucose. Chitin is probably the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature (behind only cellulose); an estimated 1 billion tons of chit ...

olytic,

rod-shaped A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name '' Bacil ...

bacteria Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were am ...

which have

flagella A flagellum (; ) is a hairlike appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many protists with flagella are termed as flagellates. A microorganism may have f ...

from the family of

Burkholderiaceae The Burkholderiaceae are a family of bacteria included in the order Burkholderiales.Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, ...

which belongs to the class

Betaproteobacteria Betaproteobacteria are a class of Gram-negative bacteria, and one of the eight classes of the phylum Pseudomonadota (synonym Proteobacteria). The ''Betaproteobacteria'' are a class comprising over 75 genera and 400 species of bacteria. Together, ...

. All species of ''Chitinimonas'' have been found in regions of Asia. Species of this genus are found to be both

aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cell ...

and

anaerobic Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to: *Adhesive#Anaerobic, Anaerobic ad ...

. ''Chitinimonas'' is optimally grown and cultured at 25 °C to 37 °C, with very little concentrations of

NaCl Sodium chloride , commonly known as salt (although sea salt also contains other chemical salts), is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions. With molar masses of 22.99 and 35.45 g/ ...

Species

Chitinimonas taiwanensis ''Chitinimonas taiwanensis'' is a Gram-negative, chitinolytic, catalase- and oxidase-positive motile bacterium with a single flagellum of the genus ''Chitinimonas'' and the family of Burkholderiaceae which was isolated from the surface of a fre ...

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Chitinimonas koreensis ''Chitinimonas koreensis'' is a Gram-negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive motile bacterium with a single flagellum of the genus ''Chitinimonas'' and the family Burkholderiaceae which was isolated from greenhouse soil in Korea Korea ( ...

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Chitinimonas prasina ''Chitinimonas prasina'' is a Gram-negative, green pigmented, aerobic bacterium species from the genus of ''Chitinimonas'' which has been isolated from lake water in Xiamen in the Fujian Province in China China, officially the People's ...

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Chitinimonas naiadis ''Chitinimonas naiadis'' is a Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped and motile bacterium from the genus of ''Chitinimonas'' which has been isolated from water from the Yeongsan River in Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular reg ...

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Chitinimonas viridis ''Chitinimonas viridis'' is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium species from the genus of ''Chitinimonas'' which has been isolated from an artificial lake in Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since ...

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Chitinimonas lacunae ''Chitinimonas lacunae'' is a Gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of ''Chitinimonas'' which has been isolated from an artificial pond in Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945 ...

References

Burkholderiaceae Bacteria genera {{betaproteobacteria-stub