Species Arthrobacter bergerei

Name: Arthrobacter bergerei Irlinger et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ber.ge’re.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. bergerei, of Bergère, to honour Jean-Louis Bergère, a French microbiologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-t^hro-BAK-ter ber-GE-re-i, masculine

Type strain: Ca106; CCUG 52342; CIP 108036; DSM 16367; JCM 13567

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ609630 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Irlinger F, Bimet F, Delettre J, Lefevre M, Grimont PA. Arthrobacter bergerei sp. nov. and Arthrobacter arilaitensis sp. nov., novel coryneform species isolated from the surfaces of cheeses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:457-462. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Glutamicibacter bergerei (Irlinger et al. 2005) Busse 2016

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Glutamicibacter bergerei (Irlinger et al. 2005) Busse 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Arthrobacter ardleyensis Chen et al. 2005	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Glutamicibacter ardleyensis (Chen et al. 2005) Busse 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Sun et al. (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Arthrobacter ardleyensis Chen et al. 2005. Publication: Sun L, Sun S, Liu T, Lei X, Liu R, Zhang J, Dai S, Li J, Ding Y. Association Analysis of the Genomic and Functional Characteristics of Halotolerant Glutamicibacter endophyticus J2-5-19 from the Rhizosphere of Suaeda salsa. Microorganisms 2025; 13:0. 🇨🇳
- ⏰ According to Sun et al. (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Glutamicibacter ardleyensis (Chen et al. 2005) Busse 2016. Publication: Sun L, Sun S, Liu T, Lei X, Liu R, Zhang J, Dai S, Li J, Ding Y. Association Analysis of the Genomic and Functional Characteristics of Halotolerant Glutamicibacter endophyticus J2-5-19 from the Rhizosphere of Suaeda salsa. Microorganisms 2025; 13:0. 🇨🇳
- ❗ Arthrobacter bergerei 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 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 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Irlinger F, Bimet F, Delettre J, Lefevre M, Grimont PA. Arthrobacter bergerei sp. nov. and Arthrobacter arilaitensis sp. nov., novel coryneform species isolated from the surfaces of cheeses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:457-462. 🇫🇷

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Species Arthrobacter bergerei