Arthrobacter siderocapsulatus Dubinina and Zhdanov 1975 AL is a later subjective synonym

. Phenotypic properties of the twostrains were compared using API 20NE and BIOLOG kits. Identical reactionswere recorded for all tests, except for assimilation of malonic acid. The twostrains also showed almost identical cellular fatty acid profiles. On the basis ofevidence presented in this and earlier studies, it is proposed that