Name: Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum Sammra et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pin.ni.pe.di.o’rum. N.L. gen. neut. pl. n. pinnipediorum, of Pinnipedia, a group of semi-aquatic marine animals

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pin-ni-pe-di-O-rum, neuter

Type strain: 2710; DSM 28752; LMG 28298

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ596349 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sammra O, Balbutskaya A, Ulbegi-Mohyla H, Nagib S, Lammler C, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Golke J, Busse HJ, Prenger-Berninghoff E, et al. Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum sp. nov., isolated from a harbour seal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4539-4543. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1600-1602.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 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: Sammra O, Balbutskaya A, Ulbegi-Mohyla H, Nagib S, Lammler C, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Golke J, Busse HJ, Prenger-Berninghoff E, et al. Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum sp. nov., isolated from a harbour seal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4539-4543. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 793561