Species Arthrobacter psychrophenolicus

Name: Arthrobacter psychrophenolicus Margesin et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: psy.chro.phe.no’li.cus. Gr. masc. adj. psychros, relating to cold; N.L. masc. adj. phenolicus, relating to phenol degradation; N.L. masc. adj. psychrophenolicus, relating to phenol degradation at low temperatures

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-t^hro-BAK-ter psy-k^hro-p^he-NO-li-kus, masculine

Type strain: AG31; CIP 108593; DSM 15454; IAM 15315; JCM 13568; LMG 21914

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16S rRNA gene: AJ616763 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Margesin R, Schumann P, Sproer C, Gounot AM. Arthrobacter psychrophenolicus sp. nov., isolated from an alpine ice cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2067-2072. 🇦🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Paeniglutamicibacter psychrophenolicus (Margesin et al. 2004) Busse 2016

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Paeniglutamicibacter psychrophenolicus (Margesin et al. 2004) Busse 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Arthrobacter psychrophenolicus 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 4 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: Margesin R, Schumann P, Sproer C, Gounot AM. Arthrobacter psychrophenolicus sp. nov., isolated from an alpine ice cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2067-2072. 🇦🇹

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Species Arthrobacter psychrophenolicus