Species Corynebacterium ihumii

Name: Corynebacterium ihumii Padmanabhan et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: i.hu’mi.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. ihumii, based on the acronym IHUMI, meaning Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, the clinical lab where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … i-HU-mi-i, neuter

Type strain: CSUR P902; DSM 45751; GD7

16S rRNA gene: JX424769 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Padmanabhan R, Dubourg G, Lagier JC, Couderc C, Michelle C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Genome sequence and description of Corynebacterium ihumii sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:1128-1143. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

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: Padmanabhan R, Dubourg G, Lagier JC, Couderc C, Michelle C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Genome sequence and description of Corynebacterium ihumii sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:1128-1143. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 53912
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