Species "Corynebacterium lactofermentum"

Name: "Corynebacterium lactofermentum" Gubler et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lac.to.fer.men’tum. L. neut. n. fermentum, fermentation; N.L. neut. n. lactofermentum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lak-to-fer-MEN-tum, neuter

Original publication: Gubler M, Jetten M, Lee SH, Sinskey AJ. Cloning of the pyruvate kinase gene (pyk) of Corynebacterium glutamicum and site-specific inactivation of pyk in a lysine-producing Corynebacterium lactofermentum strain. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:2494-2500. 🇰🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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". — 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.
- 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.

Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gubler M, Jetten M, Lee SH, Sinskey AJ. Cloning of the pyruvate kinase gene (pyk) of Corynebacterium glutamicum and site-specific inactivation of pyk in a lysine-producing Corynebacterium lactofermentum strain. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994; 60:2494-2500. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 3212

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Species "Corynebacterium lactofermentum"