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Species Psychrobacter arcticus
Name: Psychrobacter arcticus Bakermans et al. 2006
Etymology: arc’ti.cus. L. masc. adj. arcticus, northern, Arctic
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ARK-ti-kus, masculine
Type strain: 273-4; DSM 17307; VKM B-2377
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY444822
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Bakermans C, Ayala-del-Rio HL, Ponder MA, Vishnivetskaya T, Gilichinsky D, Thomashow MF, Tiedje JM. Psychrobacter cryohalolentis sp. nov. and Psychrobacter arcticus sp. nov., isolated from Siberian permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1285-1291. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.18280 (N = 10).
- 😷 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 23 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986
Assigned by:
Bakermans C, Ayala-del-Rio HL, Ponder MA, Vishnivetskaya T, Gilichinsky D, Thomashow MF, Tiedje JM. Psychrobacter cryohalolentis sp. nov. and Psychrobacter arcticus sp. nov., isolated from Siberian permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1285-1291. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 780228
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