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Species Corynebacterium ammoniagenes
Name: Corynebacterium ammoniagenes (Cooke and Keith 1927) Collins 1987
Basonym: "Bacterium ammoniagenes" Cooke and Keith 1927
Etymology: am.mo.ni.a.ge.nes. N.L. fem. n. ammonia, ammonia; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. neut. part. adj. ammoniagenes, ammonia-producing [probably better: ammoniigenes]
Type strain: ATCC 6871; CCUG 38796; CIP 101283; DSM 20306; IFO 12612; JCM 1305; NBRC 12612; NCCB 60030; NCIB 8143; NCIMB 8143; VKM B-672
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X84440
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Collins MD. Transfer of Brevibacterium ammoniagenes (Cooke and Keith) to the genus Corynebacterium as Corynebacterium ammoniagenes comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:442-443. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Bacterium ammoniagenes" Cooke and Keith 1927 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Brevibacterium ammoniagenes (Cooke and Keith 1927) Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 104 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Collins MD. Transfer of Brevibacterium ammoniagenes (Cooke and Keith) to the genus Corynebacterium as Corynebacterium ammoniagenes comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:442-443.
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Record number: 775150
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