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Species Bifidobacterium coryneforme

Classification: 

Bacteria Bacillati Actinomycetota Actinomycetes Bifidobacteriales Bifidobacteriaceae Bifidobacterium Bifidobacterium coryneforme

Name: Bifidobacterium coryneforme (ex Scardovi and Trovatelli 1969) Biavati et al. 1982

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: co.ry.ne.for’me. Gr. fem. n. korynê, a club; L. neut. adj. suff. -forme, of the shape of; N.L. neut. adj. coryneforme, club-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um ko-ry-ne-FOR-me, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25911; BCRC 14675; CCRC 14675; CCUG 34986; CGMCC 1.2279; DSM 20216; JCM 5819; KCTC 3233; LMG 18911

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16S rRNA gene: M58733 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Biavati B, Scardovi V, Moore WEC. Electrophoretic patterns of proteins in the genus Bifidobacterium and proposal of four new species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:358-373. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
      Notes:
      • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
    • Jiang et al. 2024 Jiang CS, Li CY, Gu CT. The Type Strain of Bifidobacterium indicum Scardovi and Trovatelli 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) is ATCC 25912, not DSM 20214, and Rejection to Reclassify Bifidobacterium coryneforme as Bifidobacterium indicum. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:168. 🇨🇳
      Notes:
      • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
      • 🧍 As of 2026-09-21 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
  • Notes:
    • ⏲ According to Jiang et al. (2024), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium indicum Scardovi and Trovatelli 1969 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Jiang CS, Li CY, Gu CT. The Type Strain of Bifidobacterium indicum Scardovi and Trovatelli 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) is ATCC 25912, not DSM 20214, and Rejection to Reclassify Bifidobacterium coryneforme as Bifidobacterium indicum. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:168. 🇨🇳
    • ⏲ According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bifidobacterium indicum Scardovi and Trovatelli 1969 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪
    • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Biavati B, Scardovi V, Moore WEC. Electrophoretic patterns of proteins in the genus Bifidobacterium and proposal of four new species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:358-373. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 774031

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