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Chitinophaga sancti compared with Chitinophaga skermanii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum same	Bacteroidota (バクテロイデス門)	Bacteroidota (バクテロイデス門)
Class same	Bacteroidia (バクテロイデス綱)	Bacteroidia (バクテロイデス綱)
Order same	Chitinophagales (Chitinophagales)	Chitinophagales (Chitinophagales)
Family same	Chitinophagaceae	Chitinophagaceae
Genus same	Chitinophaga	Chitinophaga
Species	Chitinophaga sancti	Chitinophaga skermanii

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chitinophaga.

表示 Genus: Chitinophaga

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
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Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chitinophaga sancti is a soil-dwelling bacterium within the genus Chitinophaga, family Chitinophagaceae, phylum Bacteroidota. The genus Chitinophaga encompasses a diverse group of Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped to filamentous bacteria with a defining metabolic hallmark: the ability to degrade chitin using secreted chitinase enzymes. Chitin is a ubiquitous biopolymer in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, forming the structural component of fungal cell walls, nematode egg shells, and insect and crustacean exoskeletons. By mineralising chitin, Chitinophaga species play an indispensable role in releasing bound nitrogen and carbon back into bioavailable forms in the soil. C. sancti, like other members of this genus, exhibits gliding motility — a form of movement across solid surfaces without flagella — and typically forms flat, spreading colonies with a characteristic pigmentation on laboratory culture media. Its name may reference a type locality or the specific source environment from which it was described. As a prokaryote, this species is not evaluated under IUCN criteria, which apply to eukaryotic organisms of conservation concern. Nevertheless, soil bacterial diversity including species like C. sancti represents a vital but often overlooked dimension of biodiversity, underpinning ecosystem services upon which agriculture and natural ecosystems depend.

Chitinophaga skermanniiはChitinophagaceae科に属するグラム陰性細菌で、微生物学者Arnold Skermanに敬意を表して命名された。土壌環境に生息するキチン分解生物で、キチン含有有機物の分解に貢献する。保全状態は評価されていない。