Name: Glutamicibacter mysorens (Nand and Rao 1972) Busse 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Arthrobacter mysorens Nand and Rao 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: my.so’rens. N.L. masc. part. adj. mysorens, of or pertaining to Mysore, where the organisms were isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: glu-ta-mi-ki-BAK-ter my-SO-rens, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33408; CIP 102716; DSM 12798; JCM 11565; LMG 16219; NBRC 103060; NCIB 10583; NCIMB 10583

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16S rRNA gene: AJ617482 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Busse HJ. Review of the taxonomy of the genus Arthrobacter, emendation of the genus Arthrobacter sensu lato, proposal to reclassify selected species of the genus Arthrobacter in the novel genera Glutamicibacter gen. nov., Paeniglutamicibacter gen. nov., Pseudoglutamicibacter gen. nov., Paenarthrobacter gen. nov. and Pseudarthrobacter gen. nov., and emended description of Arthrobacter roseus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:9-37. 🇦🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Glutamicibacter nicotianae (Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959) Busse 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arthrobacter mysorens Nand and Rao 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Corynebacterium liquefaciens (Okabayashi and Masuo 1960) Lanéelle et al. 1980	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Glutamicibacter nicotianae (Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959) Busse 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Deb et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Deb S, Das L, Das SK. Phylogenomic Analysis Reveals That Arthrobacter mysorens Nand and Rao 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) and Glutamicibacter mysorens Busse 2016 are Later Heterotypic Synonyms of Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959 (Approved Lists 1980) and Glutamicibacter nicotianae Busse 2016. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:3793-3798. 🇮🇳
  • ⏲ According to Deb et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Glutamicibacter nicotianae (Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959) Busse 2016. Publication: Deb S, Das L, Das SK. Phylogenomic Analysis Reveals That Arthrobacter mysorens Nand and Rao 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) and Glutamicibacter mysorens Busse 2016 are Later Heterotypic Synonyms of Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959 (Approved Lists 1980) and Glutamicibacter nicotianae Busse 2016. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:3793-3798. 🇮🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 33. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:2-3.
  • ❗ Glutamicibacter mysorens 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 Glutamicibacter.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14264 (N = 22).
  • 😷 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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: Glutamicibacter Busse 2016

Assigned by: Busse HJ. Review of the taxonomy of the genus Arthrobacter, emendation of the genus Arthrobacter sensu lato, proposal to reclassify selected species of the genus Arthrobacter in the novel genera Glutamicibacter gen. nov., Paeniglutamicibacter gen. nov., Pseudoglutamicibacter gen. nov., Paenarthrobacter gen. nov. and Pseudarthrobacter gen. nov., and emended description of Arthrobacter roseus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:9-37. 🇦🇹

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