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Species Arthrobacter simplex
Name: Arthrobacter simplex (Jensen 1934) Lochhead 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Corynebacterium simplex" Jensen 1934
Etymology: sim’plex. L. masc. adj. simplex, simple
Pronunciation, gender: SIM-plex, masculine
Type strain: AJ 1420; ATCC 6946; CCUG 23611; CIP 82.106; DSM 20130; HAMBI 1861; HAMBI 90; IAM 1660; IFO 12069; JCM 1363; LMG 16261; NBRC 12069; NRRL B-14051; NRRL B-3157; VKM Ac-1118
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M37693
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FASTA
Effective publication: Lochhead AG. Genus VI. Arthrobacter. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 605-612.
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: Nocardioides simplex (Jensen 1934) O'Donnell et al. 1983
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Corynebacterium simplex" Jensen 1934 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Pimelobacter simplex (Jensen 1934) Suzuki and Komagata 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Nocardioides simplex (Jensen 1934) O'Donnell et al. 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Arthrobacter simplex 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 92 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: Lochhead AG. Genus VI. Arthrobacter. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 605-612.
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Record number: 773443
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