Species Arcanobacterium bovis

Name: Arcanobacterium bovis Sammra et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bo’vis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. bovis, of a cow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-ka-no-bak-TE-ri-um BO-wis, neuter

Type strain: C605018/01/1; CCUG 45425; DSM 107286; LMG 30783

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH704899 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sammra O, Foster G, Hassan AA, Alssahen M, Lammler C, Glaeser SP, Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Borowiak M, Malorny B, et al. Arcanobacterium bovis sp. nov., isolated from the milk of a cow with mastitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4105-4110. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5187-5189.

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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Arcanobacterium Collins et al. 1983

Assigned by: Sammra O, Foster G, Hassan AA, Alssahen M, Lammler C, Glaeser SP, Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Borowiak M, Malorny B, et al. Arcanobacterium bovis sp. nov., isolated from the milk of a cow with mastitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4105-4110. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 8163