Species ***Arthrobacter* *ramosus***

Name: Arthrobacter ramosus Jensen 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra.mo’sus. L. masc. adj. ramosus, having many branches, branched, branching

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-t^hro-BAK-ter ra-MO-sus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 13727; CIP 102361; DSM 16186; DSM 20546; IFO 12672; IFO 12958; JCM 1334; LMG 17309; NBRC 12672; NBRC 12958; NRRL B-3159; VKM Ac-1117

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80742 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jensen V. Arthrobacter ramosus spec. nov. A new Arthrobacter species isolated from forest soils. Kongelige Veterinaer-og Landbohojskole Arsskrift, København, 1960.

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)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 20 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.
- 🧍 The DSMZ accession number DSM 20546 is incorrect and has been replaced by DSM 16186 and the corresponding 16S sequence accession number is AM039435. — Spröer C. Personal communication, unspecified date.

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

Assigned by: Jensen V. Arthrobacter ramosus spec. nov. A new Arthrobacter species isolated from forest soils. Kongelige Veterinaer-og Landbohojskole Arsskrift, København, 1960.

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Species Arthrobacter ramosus

Species ***Arthrobacter* *ramosus***