Species Falsarthrobacter nasiphocae

Name: Falsarthrobacter nasiphocae (Collins et al. 2002) Busse and Moore 2018

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Arthrobacter nasiphocae Collins et al. 2002

Etymology: na.si.pho’cae. L. masc. n. nasus, nose; L. fem. n. phoca, seal; N.L. gen. fem. n. nasiphocae, of the nose of a seal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fals-ar-t^hro-BAK-ter na-si-P^HO-ka͡e, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 42953; CIP 107054; DSM 13988; JCM 11677; M597/99/10

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ292364 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Busse HJ, Moore ERB. Reclassification of Arthrobacter nasiphocae (Collins et al. 2002) as Falsarthrobacter nasiphocae gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1361-1364. 🇦🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2134-2136.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arthrobacter nasiphocae Collins et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Falsarthrobacter Busse and Moore 2018. Publication: Busse HJ, Moore ERB. Reclassification of Arthrobacter nasiphocae (Collins et al. 2002) as Falsarthrobacter nasiphocae gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1361-1364. 🇦🇹
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Falsarthrobacter Busse and Moore 2018

Assigned by: Busse HJ, Moore ERB. Reclassification of Arthrobacter nasiphocae (Collins et al. 2002) as Falsarthrobacter nasiphocae gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1361-1364. 🇦🇹

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