Name: Paenarthrobacter nicotinovorans (Kodama et al. 1992) Busse 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Arthrobacter nicotinovorans Kodama et al. 1992

Etymology: ni.co.ti’no.vo’rans. N.L. neut. n. nicotinum, nicotine; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, destroying; N.L. part. adj. nicotinovorans, nicotine devouring

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49919; CIP 106990; DSM 420; IFO 15511; JCM 3874; LMG 16253; NBRC 15511; SAM 1563; VKM Ac-1988

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80743 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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arthrobacter nicotinovorans Kodama et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 14 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Paenarthrobacter 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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Record number: 794232