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Species Arcobacter cloacae
Name: Arcobacter cloacae Levican et al. 2013
Etymology: clo.a’cae. L. gen. fem. n. cloacae, of a sewer
Pronunciation, gender: klo-A-ka͡e, masculine
Type strain: CECT 7834; LMG 26153; SW28-13
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MG195892
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Levican A, Collado L, Figueras MJ. Arcobacter cloacae sp. nov. and Arcobacter suis sp. nov., two new species isolated from food and sewage. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:22-27. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3931-3934.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudarcobacter cloacae corrig. (Levican et al. 2013) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pseudoarcobacter cloacae (Levican et al. 2013) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 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 3 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: Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Levican A, Collado L, Figueras MJ. Arcobacter cloacae sp. nov. and Arcobacter suis sp. nov., two new species isolated from food and sewage. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:22-27.
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Record number: 791213
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