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Species Arthrobacter luteolus
Name: Arthrobacter luteolus Wauters et al. 2000
Etymology: lu.te’o.lus. L. masc. adj. luteolus, yellowish, because of the yellow-pigmented colonies
Pronunciation, gender: lu-TE-o-lus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-272; CCUG 43811; CF25; CIP 106789; DSM 13067; JCM 11676
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ243422
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Wauters G, Charlier J, Janssens M, Delmee M. Identification of Arthrobacter oxydans, Arthrobacter luteolus sp. nov., and Arthrobacter albus sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:2412-2415. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 76. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1699-1700.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 9 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
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:
Wauters G, Charlier J, Janssens M, Delmee M. Identification of Arthrobacter oxydans, Arthrobacter luteolus sp. nov., and Arthrobacter albus sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:2412-2415.
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Record number: 773415
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