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Species Arthrobacter terregens
Name: Arthrobacter terregens Lochhead and Burton 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: terr’e.gens. L. fem. n. terra, soil; L. pres. part. egens, requiring; N.L. masc. part. adj. terregens, soil-requiring
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … TERR-e-gens, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 13345; CCUG 23845; CIP 103038; DSM 20449; HAMBI 1910; IFO 12961; JCM 1342; LMG 17311; NBRC 12961; NCIB 8909; NCIMB 8909; NRRL B-1824; VKM Ac-2083
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB004721
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Lochhead AG, Burton MO. An essential bacterial growth factor produced by microbial synthesis. Canadian Journal of Botany 1953; 31:7-22. 
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: Microbacterium terregens (Lochhead and Burton 1953) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Microbacterium terregens (Lochhead and Burton 1953) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Aureobacterium terregens (Lochhead and Burton 1953) Collins et al. 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Arthrobacter terregens 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 5 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, Burton MO. An essential bacterial growth factor produced by microbial synthesis. Canadian Journal of Botany 1953; 31:7-22.
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Record number: 773450
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