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Species Arthrobacter pokkalii

Name: Arthrobacter pokkalii Krishnan et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pok.ka’li.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. pokkalii, of pokkali (a variety of rice)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-thro-BAK-ter pok-KA-li-i, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 29498; LMG 28262; MTCC 12358; NRIC 967; P3B162

16S rRNA gene: KM507333 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Krishnan R, Menon RR, Tanaka N, Busse HJ, Krishnamurthi S, Rameshkumar N. Arthrobacter pokkalii sp nov, a Novel Plant Associated Actinobacterium with Plant Beneficial Properties, Isolated from Saline Tolerant Pokkali Rice, Kerala, India. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150322. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 177. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3140-3143.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Arthrobacter Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Krishnan R, Menon RR, Tanaka N, Busse HJ, Krishnamurthi S, Rameshkumar N. Arthrobacter pokkalii sp nov, a Novel Plant Associated Actinobacterium with Plant Beneficial Properties, Isolated from Saline Tolerant Pokkali Rice, Kerala, India. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150322. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 795769