Andreprevotia ripae sp. nov chitin-degrading bacteria from soil of an ant-hill
Andreprevotia sp. IGB-42
The bacterial strain Andreprevotia ripae IGB42 was isolated from a soil sample of an anthill in Stuttgart, Germany, during a research project focused on the identification and characterization of new chitinolytic bacteria for use in industrial processes. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rDNA grouped the strain IGB-41 within the Betaproeobacteria into the family Neisseriaceae of the class Betaproteobacteria into the genus Andreprevotia together with Andreprevotia lacus GFC-1 T and Andreprevotia chitinilytica JS11-7 T as closest relatives. Characteristic for IGB42 is its ability to degrade chitin.
strain
IGB-42
isolation_source
soil from an ant-hill
collection_date
2006-07-24
geo_loc_name
Germany: Lake Baerensee, Stuttgart
sample_type
pure culture
collected-by
Karin Moss
identified-by
Karin Moss
BioSampleModel
Microbe, viral or environmental