Classification of some coryneform bacteria in a new genus Aureobacterium

Matthew D. Collins, Dorothy Jones, Ronald M. Keddie, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Karl H. Schleifer

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Abstract

Chemical, biochemical and morphological data indicate a close relationship between the taxa “Microbacterium liquefaciens”, Arthrobacter flavescens, Arthrobacter terregens, “Corynebacterium barkeri”, Curtobacterium saperdae and Curtobacterium testaceum. It is proposed that the above taxa be reclassified in a new genus Aureobacterium, as Aureobacterium liquefaciens nom. rev., comb. nov.; Aureobacterium flavescens comb. nov.; Aureobacterium terregens comb. nov.; Aureobacterium barkeri nom. rev., comb. nov.; Aureobacterium saperdae comb. nov. and Aureobacterium testaceum comb. nov. respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)236-252
Number of pages17
JournalSystematic and Applied Microbiology
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983

Keywords

  • Arthrobacter flavescens
  • Arthrobacter terregens
  • Aureobacterium gen. nov.
  • Corynebacterium barkeri
  • Coryneforms
  • Curtobacterium saperdae
  • Curtobacterium testaceum
  • Microbacterium liquifaciens
  • Taxonomy

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