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Species Arthrobacter agilis
Name: Arthrobacter agilis (Ali-Cohen 1889) Koch et al. 1995
Basonym: Micrococcus agilis Ali-Cohen 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: a’gi.lis. L. masc. adj. agilis, agile
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … A-gi-lis, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 966; CCM 2390; CIP 81.67; DSM 20550; IFO 15319; JCM 2584; LMG 17244; NBRC 15319; VKM B-1973
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X80748
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Koch C, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E. Reclassification of Micrococcus agilis (Ali-Cohen 1889) to the genus Arthrobacter as Arthrobacter agilis comb. nov. and emendation of the genus Arthrobacter. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:837-839. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.
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 Micrococcus agilis Ali-Cohen 1889 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 33 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.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Arthrobacter Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Koch C, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E. Reclassification of Micrococcus agilis (Ali-Cohen 1889) to the genus Arthrobacter as Arthrobacter agilis comb. nov. and emendation of the genus Arthrobacter. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:837-839. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 773387
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