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Species Corynebacterium breve

Name: Corynebacterium breve Baer et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bre’ve. L. neut. adj. breve, short

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um BRE-we, neuter

Type strain: DSM 116183; HAMBI 3785; R4

16S rRNA gene: CP126969 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Baer MK, Marke G, Mehl L, Hellmuth R, Bartholomaus A, Lipski A. Corynebacterium suedekumii sp. nov and Corynebacterium breve sp. nov., isolated from raw cow's milk. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6141. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

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 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 1 time 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: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Baer MK, Marke G, Mehl L, Hellmuth R, Bartholomaus A, Lipski A. Corynebacterium suedekumii sp. nov and Corynebacterium breve sp. nov., isolated from raw cow's milk. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6141. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 40892

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