Name: Aureobacterium flavescens (Lochhead 1958) Collins et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Arthrobacter flavescens Lochhead 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: fla.ves’cens. L. inf. v. flavescere, to become golden yellow; L. neut. part. adj. flavescens, becoming golden yellow

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fla-WES-kens, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 13348; CCUG 29000; CIP 102401; DSM 20643; HAMBI 1909; IFO 15039; JCM 11568; JCM 3877; LMG 3028; NBIMCC 2370; NBRC 15039; NCIB 9221; NCIMB 9221; VKM Ac-1415

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y17232 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Collins MD, Jones D, Keddie RM, Kroppenstedt RM, Schleifer KH. Classification of some coryneform bacteria in a new genus Aureobacterium. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:236-252. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 11. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:672-674.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Microbacterium flavescens (Lochhead 1958) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Microbacterium flavescens (Lochhead 1958) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Arthrobacter flavescens Lochhead 1958 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aureobacterium flavescens 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 Aureobacterium.
  • 😷 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 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: Aureobacterium Collins et al. 1983

Assigned by: Collins MD, Jones D, Keddie RM, Kroppenstedt RM, Schleifer KH. Classification of some coryneform bacteria in a new genus Aureobacterium. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:236-252. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 773550