Name: Arcanobacterium phocisimile Hijazin et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pho.ci.si’mi.le. L. gen. fem. n. phocae, of a seal and also a bacterial epithet (Arcanobacterium phocae); L. neut. adj. simile, like, resembling, similar; N.L. neut. adj. phocisimile, resembling (Arcanobacterium) phocae

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … p^ho-ki-SI-mi-le, neuter

Type strain: 2698; CCM 8430; DSM 26142; LMG 27073

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN562996 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hijazin M, Sammra O, Ulbegi-Mohyla H, Nagib S, Alber J, Lammler C, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Busse HJ, Kassmannhuber J, et al. Arcanobacterium phocisimile sp. nov., isolated from harbour seals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2019-2024. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

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 2023-10-29. 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 7 times 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.

Parent taxon: Arcanobacterium Collins et al. 1983

Assigned by: Hijazin M, Sammra O, Ulbegi-Mohyla H, Nagib S, Alber J, Lammler C, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Busse HJ, Kassmannhuber J, et al. Arcanobacterium phocisimile sp. nov., isolated from harbour seals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2019-2024. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 790845