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Species Arthrobacter sulfureus
Name: Arthrobacter sulfureus Stackebrandt et al. 1984
Etymology: sul.fu’re.us. N.L. masc. adj. sulfureus, of or like sulfur, meaning sulfur-colored
Pronunciation, gender: sul-FU-re-us, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 19098; CIP 106986; DSM 20167; IFO 12678; JCM 1338; LMG 16694; NBRC 12678; NRRL B-14730
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X83409
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Stackebrandt E, Fowler VJ, Fiedler F, Seiler H. Taxonomic Studies on Arthrobacter nicotianae and Related Taxa: Description of Arthrobacter uratoxydans sp. nov. and Arthrobacter sulfureus sp. nov. and Reclassification of Brevibacterium protophormiae as Arthrobacter protophormiae comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:470-486. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Paeniglutamicibacter sulfureus (Stackebrandt et al. 1984) Busse 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Paeniglutamicibacter sulfureus (Stackebrandt et al. 1984) Busse 2016 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Arthrobacter sulfureus 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 10 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:
Stackebrandt E, Fowler VJ, Fiedler F, Seiler H. Taxonomic Studies on Arthrobacter nicotianae and Related Taxa: Description of Arthrobacter uratoxydans sp. nov. and Arthrobacter sulfureus sp. nov. and Reclassification of Brevibacterium protophormiae as Arthrobacter protophormiae comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:470-486.
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Record number: 773448
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