Species Arthrobacter nicotianae

Name: Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.co.ti.a’nae. N.L. fem. n. Nicotiana, a scientific generic name; N.L. gen. fem. n. nicotianae, of Nicotiana, of the tobacco plant

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-t^hro-BAK-ter ni-ko-ti-A-na͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 15236; BCRC 11219; CCM 1648; CCRC 11219; CCUG 23842; CDA 883; CGMCC 1.1895; CIP 82.107; DSM 20123; HAMBI 1859; IAM 12342; IFO 14234; IMET 10353; JCM 1333; LMG 16305; NBRC 14234; NCIB 9458; NCIMB 9458; NRIC 153

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80739 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Giovannozzi-Sermanni G. Una nuova species di Arthrobacter determinante la degradazione della nicotina: Arthrobacter nicotinae. Il Tabacco (Rome) 1959; 63:83-86.

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: Glutamicibacter nicotianae (Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959) Busse 2016

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Arthrobacter mysorens Nand and Rao 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Corynebacterium liquefaciens (Okabayashi and Masuo 1960) Lanéelle et al. 1980	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Glutamicibacter mysorens (Nand and Rao 1972) Busse 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Glutamicibacter nicotianae (Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959) Busse 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Deb et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Arthrobacter mysorens Nand and Rao 1972 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Deb S, Das L, Das SK. Phylogenomic Analysis Reveals That Arthrobacter mysorens Nand and Rao 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) and Glutamicibacter mysorens Busse 2016 are Later Heterotypic Synonyms of Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959 (Approved Lists 1980) and Glutamicibacter nicotianae Busse 2016. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:3793-3798. 🇮🇳
- ⏰ According to Deb et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Glutamicibacter mysorens (Nand and Rao 1972) Busse 2016. Publication: Deb S, Das L, Das SK. Phylogenomic Analysis Reveals That Arthrobacter mysorens Nand and Rao 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) and Glutamicibacter mysorens Busse 2016 are Later Heterotypic Synonyms of Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959 (Approved Lists 1980) and Glutamicibacter nicotianae Busse 2016. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:3793-3798. 🇮🇳
- ⏰ According to Gelsomino et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Corynebacterium liquefaciens (Okabayashi and Masuo 1960) Lanéelle et al. 1980. Publication: Gelsomino R, Vancanneyt M, Swings J. Reclassification of Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo 1960 as Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:615-616. 🇧🇪
- ⏰ According to Gelsomino et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo 1960 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gelsomino R, Vancanneyt M, Swings J. Reclassification of Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo 1960 as Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:615-616. 🇧🇪
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 33. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:2-3.
- ❗ Arthrobacter nicotianae 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 51 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: Giovannozzi-Sermanni G. Una nuova species di Arthrobacter determinante la degradazione della nicotina: Arthrobacter nicotinae. Il Tabacco (Rome) 1959; 63:83-86.

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