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Species Corynebacterium jeikeium
Name: Corynebacterium jeikeium Jackman et al. 1988
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. jeikeium, formed from the initial letters of the surnames of W. D. Johnson and D. Kaye, doctors who described infections attributed to the taxon in 1970
Type strain: ATCC 43734; CCUG 27192; CIP 103337; DSM 46361; DSM 7171; JCM 9384; NCTC 11913
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X84250
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Jackman PJH, Pitcher DG, Pelczynska S, Borman P. Classification of corynebacteria associated with endocarditis (Group Jk) as Corynebacterium jeikeium sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:83-90. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 24. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:136-137.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 217 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 Corynebacterium jeikeium Jackman et al. 1988 was previously known as CDC coryneform group JK.
Publication:
Coyle MB, Lipsky BA. Coryneform bacteria in infectious diseases: clinical and laboratory aspects. Clin Microbiol Rev 1990; 3:227-246.
Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Jackman PJH, Pitcher DG, Pelczynska S, Borman P. Classification of corynebacteria associated with endocarditis (Group Jk) as Corynebacterium jeikeium sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:83-90.
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Record number: 775207
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