Valid publication:
Renaud FN, Aubel D, Riegel P, Meugnier H, Bollet C. Corynebacterium freneyi sp. nov., alpha-glucosidase-positive strains related to Corynebacterium xerosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1723-1728. 🇫🇷
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Risk group:
2
Emendations:
Funke and Frodl 2008
Funke G, Frodl R. Comprehensive study of Corynebacterium freneyi strains and extended and emended description of Corynebacterium freneyi Renaud, Aubel, Riegel, Meugnier, and Bollet 2001. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46:638-643. 🇩🇪
Euzeby JP. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 8. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1515.
Notes:
😷 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 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 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 a putative human pathogen.Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧