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Species Microbacterium arabinogalactanolyticum
Name: Microbacterium arabinogalactanolyticum (Yokota et al. 1993) Takeuchi and Hatano 1998
Basonym: Aureobacterium arabinogalactanolyticum Yokota et al. 1993
Etymology: a.ra.bi.no.ga.lac.ta.no.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. arabinogalactanum, arabinogalactan, polysaccharide produced by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. arabinogalactanolyticum, arabinogalactan dissolving
Pronunciation, gender: a-ra-bi-no-ga-lak-ta-no-LY-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 51926; CIP 103814; DSM 8611; IFO 14344; JCM 9171; LMG 16469; NBRC 14344; VKM Ac-1943
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y17228
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Takeuchi M, Hatano K. Union of the genera Microbacterium Orla-Jensen and Aureobacterium Collins et al. in a redefined genus Microbacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:739-747. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Aureobacterium arabinogalactanolyticum Yokota et al. 1993 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Takeuchi M, Hatano K. Union of the genera Microbacterium Orla-Jensen and Aureobacterium Collins et al. in a redefined genus Microbacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:739-747. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 778027
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