×
Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates from LPSN every few months.

Follow the ICSP and DSMZ (D3) on LinkedIn.


Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Corynebacterium breve

Name: Corynebacterium breve Baer et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BRE-we, neuter

Type strain: DSM 116183; HAMBI 3785; R4

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP126969 Analyse FASTA

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)

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. 🇩🇪

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/corynebacterium-breveLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 40892
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-03-11 20:00:42