RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of ProkaryotesYR 2008 T1 Corynebacterium ilicis is typified by ICMP 2608 =ICPB CI144, Arthrobacter ilicis is typified by DSM 20138 =ATCC 14264 =NCPPB 1228 and the two are not homotypic synonyms, and clarification of the authorship of these two species. Opinion 87 JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 58 IS 8 SP 1976 OP 1978 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.2008/006221-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB The Judicial Commission rules that the name Corynebacterium ilicis Mandel et al. 1961 is represented by the type strain ICMP 2608 =ICPB CI144 and is reported to be a plant-pathogenic species. Arthrobacter ilicis is represented by the type strain DSM 20138 =ATCC 14264 =NCPPB 1228 and is not a homotypic synonym of Corynebacterium ilicis Mandel et al. 1961, and is reported not to be a plant pathogen. The authorship is to be cited as Arthrobacter ilicis Collins et al. 1982 and typification and the description of this species are to be found in Collins et al. (1981) [ Collins, M. D., Jones, D. & Kroppenstedt, R. M. (1981). Zentralbl Bakteriol Parasitenkd Infektionskr Hyg Abt I Orig C2, 318–323 ]., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.2008/006221-0