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Species Arthrobacter atrocyaneus
Name: Arthrobacter atrocyaneus Kuhn and Starr 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: a.tro.cy.a.ne.us. L. adj. ater -tra -trum, black; L. adj. cyaneus -a -um, dark blue; N.L. masc. adj. atrocyaneus, dark blackish blue
Type strain: ATCC 13752; CGMCC 1.1891; CIP 102365; DSM 20127; IFO 12956; JCM 1329; LMG 3814; NBRC 12956; VKM Ac-1104
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X80746
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kuhn DA, Starr MP. Arthrobacter atrocyaneus, n. sp., and its blue pigment. Arch Mikrobiol 1960; 36:175-181. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Sinomonas atrocyanea (Kuhn and Starr 1960) Zhou et al. 2009
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Sinomonas atrocyanea (Kuhn and Starr 1960) Zhou et al. 2009 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Arthrobacter atrocyaneus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Arthrobacter.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 16 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Arthrobacter Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kuhn DA, Starr MP. Arthrobacter atrocyaneus, n. sp., and its blue pigment. Arch Mikrobiol 1960; 36:175-181.
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Record number: 773392
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