Species ***Corynebacterium* *simulans***

Name: Corynebacterium simulans Wattiau et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.mu.lans. L. part. adj. simulans, simulating, imitating, because it resembles Corynebacterium striatum

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-15; CCM 4908; CCUG 43305; CIP 106488; Co 553; DSM 44415; JCM 12107; UCL 553

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16S rRNA gene: AJ012837 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wattiau P, Janssens M, Wauters G. Corynebacterium simulans sp. nov., a non-lipophilic, fermentative Corynebacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:347-353.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 15 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wattiau P, Janssens M, Wauters G. Corynebacterium simulans sp. nov., a non-lipophilic, fermentative Corynebacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:347-353.

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Species Corynebacterium simulans

Species ***Corynebacterium* *simulans***