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Species Arthrobacter globiformis
Name: Arthrobacter globiformis corrig. (Conn 1928) Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Bacterium globiforme" Conn 1928
Etymology: glo.bi.for’mis. L. masc. n. globus, ball, globe; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. masc. adj. globiformis, like a ball, spherical
Type strain: ATCC 8010; BCRC 10598; CCRC 10598; CCUG 12157; CCUG 28997; CCUG 581; CECT 388; CGMCC 1.1894; CIP 81.84; DSM 20124; HAMBI 1863; HAMBI 88; IAM 12438; ICPB 3434; IFO 12137; JCM 1332; LMG 3813; NBIMCC 2369; NBRC 12137; NCIB 8907; NCIMB 8907; NRIC 151; NRRL B-2979; VKM Ac-1112
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB089841
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Conn HJ, Dimmick I. Soil Bacteria Similar in Morphology to Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium. J Bacteriol 1947; 54:291-303. 
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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Arthrobacter globiforme (Conn 1928) Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling "Bacterium globiforme" Conn 1928 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Arthrobacter Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Conn HJ, Dimmick I. Soil Bacteria Similar in Morphology to Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium. J Bacteriol 1947; 54:291-303.
- 😷 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. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 386 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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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Arthrobacter Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Conn HJ, Dimmick I. Soil Bacteria Similar in Morphology to Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium. J Bacteriol 1947; 54:291-303.
Parent taxon: Arthrobacter Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Conn HJ, Dimmick I. Soil Bacteria Similar in Morphology to Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium. J Bacteriol 1947; 54:291-303.
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Record number: 773410
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