Name: Arsenicicoccus dermatophilus Gobeli et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: der.ma.to’phi.lus. Gr. neut. n. derma (gen. dermatos), skin; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, friend, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. dermatophilus, skin loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-se-ni-ki-KOK-kus der-ma-TO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CCOS 690; CCUG 62181; DSM 25571; KM 894/11

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE580230 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gobeli S, Thomann A, Wyss F, Kuehni-Boghenbor K, Brodard I, Perreten V. Arsenicicoccus dermatophilus sp. nov., a hypha-forming bacterium isolated from the skin of greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) with pododermatitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4046-4051. 🇨🇭

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Arsenicicoccus Collins et al. 2004

Assigned by: Gobeli S, Thomann A, Wyss F, Kuehni-Boghenbor K, Brodard I, Perreten V. Arsenicicoccus dermatophilus sp. nov., a hypha-forming bacterium isolated from the skin of greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) with pododermatitis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4046-4051. 🇨🇭

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Record number: 791285