Chitinimonas

Chitinimonas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Burkholderiales
Family:	Burkholderiaceae
Genus:	Chitinimonas; Chang et al. 2004
Type species
	Chitinimonas taiwanensis;
Species
	Chitinimonas koreensis; Chitinimonas prasina; Chitinimonas taiwanensis; Chitinimonas viridis; "Chitinimonas lacunae"; "Chitinimonas naiadis"

Chitinimonas is a genus of Gram-negative, chitinolytic, rod-shaped bacteria which have flagella from the family of Burkholderiaceae which belongs to the class Betaproteobacteria. All species of Chitinimonas have been found in regions of Asia. Species of this genus are found to be both aerobic and anaerobic. Chitinimonas is optimally grown and cultured at 25 °C to 37 °C, with very little concentrations of NaCl.

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