Species Pseudarthrobacter oxydans

Name: Pseudarthrobacter oxydans (Sguros 1954) Busse 2016

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Arthrobacter oxydans Sguros 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: o’xy.dans. N.L. masc. part. adj. oxydans, oxidizing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡ud-ar-t^hro-BAK-ter O-xy-dans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14358; BCRC 11573; CCRC 11573; CCUG 17757; CECT 386; CGMCC 1.1925; CIP 107005; DSM 20119; HAMBI 1857; IFO 12138; IMET 10684; JCM 2521; LMG 3816; NBRC 12138; NCIB 9333; NCIMB 9333; NRIC 154; VKM Ac-1114

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X83408 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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arthrobacter oxydans Sguros 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 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: Pseudarthrobacter 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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