Species Corynebacterium glutamicum
Name: Corynebacterium glutamicum (Kinoshita et al. 1958) Abe et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Micrococcus glutamicus" Kinoshita et al. 1958
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. glutamicum, pertaining to glutamic acid (all strains produce large amounts of L-glutamic acid under aerobic conditions)
Type strains: ATCC 13032; CCUG 27702; CIP 82.08; DSM 20300; HAMBI 2052; IFO 12168; JCM 1318; LMG 3730; NBRC 12168; NRRL B-2784
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16S rRNA gene:
AF426149
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FASTA 
Original 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
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Corynebacterium lilium Lee and Good 1963 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published "Micrococcus glutamicus" Kinoshita et al. 1958 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Brevibacterium divaricatum Su and Yamada 1960 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published
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Emendations:
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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.
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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.
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Notes:
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According to Liebl et al. (1991), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Corynebacterium lilium 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.
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According to Liebl et al. (1991), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Brevibacterium divaricatum 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.
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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:
Parker CT, Tindall BJ, Garrity GM. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:S1-S111.
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According to Liebl et al. (1991), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Corynebacterium lilium 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.
Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
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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