Species Corynebacterium equi
Name: Corynebacterium equi Magnusson 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: e’qui. L. gen. masc. n. equi, of a horse
Type strain: 25729; ATCC 25729; ATCC 6939; C 7; CCUG 892; CECT 555; CIP 54.72; DSM 20307; HAMBI 2061; IFO 14956; JCM 1311; JCM 3209; LMG 18452; NBRC 101255; NBRC 14956; NCTC 1621; NRRL B-16538; VKM Ac-953
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF490539
Analyse
FASTA 
Effective publication: Magnusson M. Spezifische infektiose Pneumonie beim Fohlen. Ein neuer Eitererreger beim Pferde. Archiv für wissenschaftliche u. praktische Tierheilkunde 1923; 50:22-38.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Rhodococcus equi (Magnusson 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Prescottella equi (Magnusson 1923) Sangal et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Prescottia equi" (Magnusson 1923) Jones et al. 2013 homotypic synonym, not validly published Rhodococcus equi (Magnusson 1923) Goodfellow and Alderson 1977 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Prescottella equi" (Magnusson 1923) Jones et al. 2013 homotypic synonym, not validly published Nocardia restricta (Turfitt 1944) McClung 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Proactinomyces restrictus" Turfitt 1944 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
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According to Kaempfer et al. (2014), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus hoagii" Morse 1912 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Kampfer P, Dott W, Martin K, Glaeser SP. Rhodococcus defluvii sp. nov., isolated from wastewater of a bioreactor and formal proposal to reclassify [Corynebacterium hoagii] and Rhodococcus equi as Rhodococcus hoagii comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:755-761.
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According to Kaempfer et al. (2014), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Corynebacterium hoagii (Morse 1912) Eberson 1918 (Approved Lists 1980) but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Kampfer P, Dott W, Martin K, Glaeser SP. Rhodococcus defluvii sp. nov., isolated from wastewater of a bioreactor and formal proposal to reclassify [Corynebacterium hoagii] and Rhodococcus equi as Rhodococcus hoagii comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:755-761.
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According to Kaempfer et al. (2014), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus hoagii (Morse 1912) Kämpfer et al. 2014 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Kampfer P, Dott W, Martin K, Glaeser SP. Rhodococcus defluvii sp. nov., isolated from wastewater of a bioreactor and formal proposal to reclassify [Corynebacterium hoagii] and Rhodococcus equi as Rhodococcus hoagii comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:755-761.
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According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus hoagii" Morse 1912 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Corynebacterium hoagii (Morse 1912) Eberson 1918 (Approved Lists 1980) but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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According to Nouioui et al. (2018), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus hoagii (Morse 1912) Kämpfer et al. 2014 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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According to Rainey et al. (1995), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Proactinomyces restrictus" Turfitt 1944.
Publication:
Rainey FA, Burghardt J, Kroppenstedt R, Klatte S, Stackebrandt E. Polyphasic evidence for the transfer of Rhodococcus roseus to Rhodococcus rhodochrous. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:101-103.
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According to Rainey et al. (1995), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Nocardia restricta (Turfitt 1944) McClung 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Rainey FA, Burghardt J, Kroppenstedt R, Klatte S, Stackebrandt E. Polyphasic evidence for the transfer of Rhodococcus roseus to Rhodococcus rhodochrous. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:101-103.
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Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
- Corynebacterium equi is the correct name if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Corynebacterium.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht".
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According to Kaempfer et al. (2014), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus hoagii" Morse 1912 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Kampfer P, Dott W, Martin K, Glaeser SP. Rhodococcus defluvii sp. nov., isolated from wastewater of a bioreactor and formal proposal to reclassify [Corynebacterium hoagii] and Rhodococcus equi as Rhodococcus hoagii comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:755-761.
Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Magnusson M. Spezifische infektiose Pneumonie beim Fohlen. Ein neuer Eitererreger beim Pferde. Archiv für wissenschaftliche u. praktische Tierheilkunde 1923; 50:22-38.
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