Species Corynebacterium drakensteinense

Name: Corynebacterium drakensteinense Haines et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dra.ken.stei.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. drakensteinense, pertaining to the Drakenstein municipality, South Africa

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … dra-ken-ste͡i-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: MNWGS58; NCTC 15058; TSD-445

Valid publication: Haines RR, Basuki A, Tenaglia VP, Zar HJ, Nicol MP, Kar Bahal R. Corynebacterium drakensteinense sp. nov., isolated from the nasopharynx of a healthy South African infant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7068. 🇦🇺

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: Haines RR, Basuki A, Tenaglia VP, Zar HJ, Nicol MP, Kar Bahal R. Corynebacterium drakensteinense sp. nov., isolated from the nasopharynx of a healthy South African infant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7068. 🇦🇺

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Record number: 70785
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