Editing Arthrobacter (section)

==Other uses==
Various ''Arthrobacter'' species have been investigated for other commercial applications. ''[[Arthrobacter crystallopoietes|A. crystallopoietes]]'' and ''[[Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus|A. chlorophenolicus]]'' have been shown to reduce [[hexavalent chromium]] and [[4-Chlorophenol|4-chlorophenol]] levels in contaminated soil, suggesting they may be useful for [[bioremediation]].<ref>{{cite journal |author1=F.A.O. Camargo |author2=F.M. Bento |author3=B.C. Okeke |author4=W.T. Frankenberger  |name-list-style=amp | title = Hexavalent chromium reduction by an actinomycete, ''Arthrobacter crystallopoietes'' ES 32 | journal = Biological Trace Element Research | volume = 97 | pages = 183–194 | year = 2003 | doi = 10.1385/BTER:97:2:183 | pmid = 14985627 | issue = 2|s2cid=22649567 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=K Westerberg |author2=AM Elvang |author3=E Stackebrandt |author4=JK Jansson | title= ''Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus'' sp. nov., a new species capable of degrading high concentrations of 4-chlorophenol | journal= International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology| year=2000 | pages= 2083–2092 | volume= 50 |issue=6 | pmid= 11155983 | doi=10.1099/00207713-50-6-2083| doi-access=free }}</ref> Similarly, ''Arthrobacter'' sp. strain R1 (American Type Culture Collection strain number 49987) has been shown to grow on a variety of aromatic compounds, including homocyclic compounds, such as hydroxybenzoates, as well as N-heterocycles, including [[pyridine]] and [[picoline]].<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=O'Loughlin EJ, Sims GK, Traina SJ  | year = 1999 | title = Biodegradation of 2-methyl, 2-ethyl, and 2-hydroxypyridine by an ''Arthrobacter'' sp. isolated from subsurface sediment | journal = Biodegradation | volume = 10 | pages = 93–104 | doi = 10.1023/A:1008309026751 | issue = 2 | pmid = 10466198 | s2cid = 25495834 }}</ref>
[[File:Arthrobacter crystallopoietes labeled.jpg|thumb|Arthrobacter crystallopoietes produces a pigment when grown on 2-pyridone (right) but not when grown on succinic acid (left).]]

''Arthrobacter'' sp. H65-7 produces the enzyme [[inulase II]] that converts [[inulin]] into the medically relevant nutrient [[difructose anhydride]].<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1271/bbb.61.87|title=Molecular Cloning of an Inulin Fructotransferase (Depolymerizing) Gene from ''Arthrobacter'' sp. H65–7 and Its Expression in ''Escherichia coli''|journal=Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry|volume=61|pages=87–92|year=2014|last1=Sakurai|first1=Hiroaki|last2=Yokota|first2=Atsushi|last3=Tomita|first3=Fusao|issue=1|pmid=9028036|doi-access=free}}</ref>

The enzyme Alu obtained from ''[[Arthrobacter luteus]]'' is able to cleave [[Alu element|Alu sequences]] which is frequently repeated in human DNA.<ref>{{cite book | author = Marks A. | title = Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach | edition = 3rd | pages = 248}}</ref>