Name: Aquaspirillum arcticum Butler et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: arc’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. arcticum, of the Arctic, where the species was first isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ARK-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49402; DSM 6444; JCM 21435; Res-10

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB074523 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Butler BJ, McCallum KL, Inniss WE. Characterization of Aquaspirillum arcticum sp. nov., a new psychrophilic bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 12:263-266.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species is classified as Chromobacteriaceae and may be reclassified as Oxalobacteraceae". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Aquaspirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Butler BJ, McCallum KL, Inniss WE. Characterization of Aquaspirillum arcticum sp. nov., a new psychrophilic bacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 12:263-266.

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Record number: 773319