Species ***Corynebacterium* *confusum***

Name: Corynebacterium confusum Funke et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.fu’sum. L. neut. part. adj. confusum, past part. corzfusum confusing, to indicate that this bacterium might be phenotypically confused with many other Covynehacaterium species

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCUG 38267; CIP 105403; DMMZ 2439; DSM 44384; JCM 12102

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y15886 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Funke G, Osorio CR, Frei R, Riegel P, Collins MD. Corynebacterium confusum sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1291-1296.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 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.

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

Assigned by: Funke G, Osorio CR, Frei R, Riegel P, Collins MD. Corynebacterium confusum sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1291-1296.

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Species Corynebacterium confusum

Species ***Corynebacterium* *confusum***