Species Corynebacterium afermentans
Name: Corynebacterium afermentans Riegel et al. 1993
Etymology: a.fer.men.tans. Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); L. pres. part. fermentans, leavening; N.L. part. adj. afermentans, nonfermenting, i.e. nonfermenting carbohydrates
Type strain: ATCC 51403; CCUG 32103; CIP 103499; DSM 44280; JCM 10390; LCDC 88199
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT989855
Analyse
FASTA 
Valid publication:
Riegel P, de Briel D, Prevost G, Jehl F, Monteil H, Minck R. Taxonomic study of Corynebacterium Group ANF-1 strains: Proposal of Corynebacterium afermentans sp. nov. containing the subspecies C. afermentans subsp. afermentans subsp. nov. and C. afermentans subsp. lipophilum subsp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:287-292. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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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.
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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.
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Notes:
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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.
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Corynebacterium afermentans Riegel et al. 1993 was previously known as CDC coryneform group ANF-1.
Publication:
Coyle MB, Lipsky BA. Coryneform bacteria in infectious diseases: clinical and laboratory aspects. Clin Microbiol Rev 1990; 3:227-246.
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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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. afermentans Riegel et al. 1993 validly published under the ICNP correct name Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. lipophilum Riegel et al. 1993 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Riegel P, de Briel D, Prevost G, Jehl F, Monteil H, Minck R. Taxonomic study of Corynebacterium Group ANF-1 strains: Proposal of Corynebacterium afermentans sp. nov. containing the subspecies C. afermentans subsp. afermentans subsp. nov. and C. afermentans subsp. lipophilum subsp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:287-292.
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Record number: 783694
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