Collins M D, Jones D, Schofield G M
J Gen Microbiol. 1982 Jun;128(6):1279-81. doi: 10.1099/00221287-128-6-1279.
'Corynebacterium haemolyticum' (MacLean, Liebow & Rosenberg) differs to such an extent from the type species of Corynebacterium, C. diphtheriae (Lehmann & Neumann), that it should be removed from this genus. Chemical and numerical phenetic data indicate that 'C. haemolyticum' is a distinct taxon worthy of generic status. A new genus, Arcanobacterium, is described for the species A. haemolyticum (MacLean, Liebow & Rosenberg) nov.rev., comb.nov. The genus is tentatively placed within the 'coryneform group of bacteria'. The type species of the genus is Arcanobacterium haemolyticum and the type strain is ATCC 9345.
溶血隐秘杆菌（麦克林、利博与罗森伯格）与棒状杆菌属的模式种，即白喉棒状杆菌（ Lehmann & Neumann）差异极大，因此应将其从该属中移出。化学和数值分类学数据表明，“溶血隐秘杆菌”是一个值得拥有属级地位的独特分类单元。现描述一个新属——隐秘杆菌属，包含溶血隐秘杆菌（麦克林、利博与罗森伯格）新修订种、新组合种。该属暂归为“棒状杆菌类群细菌”。该属的模式种是溶血隐秘杆菌，模式菌株是ATCC 9345。
