Species ***Corynebacterium* *aquatimens***

Name: Corynebacterium aquatimens Aravena-Román et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.mens. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. pres. part. timens, being afraid; N.L. neut. part. adj. aquatimens, being afraid of water, referring to the high hydrophobicity of the organism [probably better: aquitimens]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-KWA-ti-mens, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 61574; DSM 45632; IMMIB L-2475

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE575405 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Aravena-Roman M, Sproer C, Siering C, Inglis T, Schumann P, Yassin AF. Corynebacterium aquatimens sp. nov., a lipophilic Corynebacterium isolated from blood cultures of a patient with bacteremia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:380-384. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

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

Assigned by: Aravena-Roman M, Sproer C, Siering C, Inglis T, Schumann P, Yassin AF. Corynebacterium aquatimens sp. nov., a lipophilic Corynebacterium isolated from blood cultures of a patient with bacteremia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:380-384. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 790174

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Species Corynebacterium aquatimens

Species ***Corynebacterium* *aquatimens***