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Species Arthrobacter tumescens
Name: Arthrobacter tumescens (Jensen 1934) Conn and Dimmick 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Corynebacterium tumescens" Jensen 1934
Etymology: tu.me.scens. L. masc. part. adj. tumescens, swelling up
Type strain: ATCC 6947; CCUG 23928; CIP 102515; DSM 20308; IAM 12345; IFO 12960; JCM 1365; LMG 3818; NBRC 12960; NCIB 8914; NCIMB 8914; NRRL B-4012; VKM Ac-1120
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF005023
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Conn HJ, Dimmick I. Soil Bacteria Similar in Morphology to Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium. J Bacteriol 1947; 54:291-303. 
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: Terrabacter tumescens (Jensen 1934) Collins et al. 1989
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Corynebacterium tumescens" Jensen 1934 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Terrabacter tumescens (Jensen 1934) Collins et al. 1989 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pimelobacter tumescens (Jensen 1934) Suzuki and Komagata 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Arthrobacter tumescens 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 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 6 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:
Conn HJ, Dimmick I. Soil Bacteria Similar in Morphology to Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium. J Bacteriol 1947; 54:291-303.
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Record number: 773452
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