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

See detailed strain information 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

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 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***