Name: Arcanobacterium wilhelmae Sammra et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wil.hel’mae. N.L. gen. fem. n. wilhelmae, of the Wilhelma zoo in Stuttgart where the type strain was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 647; DSM 102162; LMG 29418

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT160960 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sammra O, Rau J, Wickhorst JP, Alssahen M, Hassan AA, Lammler C, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Busse HJ, Kleinhagauer T, et al. Arcanobacterium wilhelmae sp. nov., isolated from the genital tract of a rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2093-2097.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3689-3691.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Arcanobacterium Collins et al. 1983

Assigned by: Sammra O, Rau J, Wickhorst JP, Alssahen M, Hassan AA, Lammler C, Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Busse HJ, Kleinhagauer T, et al. Arcanobacterium wilhelmae sp. nov., isolated from the genital tract of a rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2093-2097.

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Record number: 795467