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Species "Bacillus diphtheriae"

Name: "Bacillus diphtheriae" Kruse 1886

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: diph.the.ri’ae. Gr. fem. n. diphthera, piece of leather; N.L. fem. n. diphtheria, a disease in which leathery membranes form in the throat; N.L. gen. fem. n. diphtheriae, of diphtheria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus diph-the-RI-a͡e, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 27010; CIP 100721; DSM 44123; NCTC 11397

16S rRNA gene: X84248 Analysetree FASTA download

Original publication: Flügge C. Die Mikroorganismen, Auflage 2. F.C.W. Vogel, Leipzig, 1886.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Kruse 1886) Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Committee (2025), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Corynebacterium ramonii Crestani et al. 2024. Publication: Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen - T". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Flügge C. Die Mikroorganismen, Auflage 2. F.C.W. Vogel, Leipzig, 1886.

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Record number: 3913