Etymology:
glu.ta.mi.cum. N.L. neut. adj.glutamicum, pertaining to glutamic acid (all strains produce large amounts of L-glutamic acid under aerobic conditions)
Effective publication:
Abe S, Takayama K, Kinoshita S. Taxonomic studies on glutamic acid-producing bacteria. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 1967; 13:279-301.
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
heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Emendations:
Nouioui et al. 2018
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.
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.
Notes:
⏰ According to Liebl et al. (1991), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Corynebacteriumlilium Lee and Good 1963 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Liebl W, Ehrmann M, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH. Transfer of Brevibacterium divaricatum DSM 20297T, "Brevibacterium flavum" DSM 20411, "Brevibacterium lactofermentum" DSM 20412 and DSM 1412, and Corynebacterium glutamicum and their distinction by rRNA gene restriction patterns. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:255-260.
⏰ According to Liebl et al. (1991), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Brevibacteriumdivaricatum Su and Yamada 1960 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Liebl W, Ehrmann M, Ludwig W, Schleifer KH. Transfer of Brevibacterium divaricatum DSM 20297T, "Brevibacterium flavum" DSM 20411, "Brevibacterium lactofermentum" DSM 20412 and DSM 1412, and Corynebacterium glutamicum and their distinction by rRNA gene restriction patterns. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:255-260.
😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
🧍 The type strain of Corynebacterium lilium is transferred in the species Corynebacterium glutamicum. So, according to Rule 37a, the name Corynebacterium lilium must be changed to Corynebacterium glutamicum.Publication:
Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.
Assigned by:
Abe S, Takayama K, Kinoshita S. Taxonomic studies on glutamic acid-producing bacteria. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 1967; 13:279-301.
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