Species Corynebacterium liquefaciens

Name: Corynebacterium liquefaciens (Okabayashi and Masuo 1960) Lanéelle et al. 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: li.que.fa’ci.ens. N.L. neut. part. adj. liquefaciens, liquefying; from L. v. liquefacio, to make liquid, to melt, dissolve, liquefy

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um li-kwe-FA-ki-ens, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 43493; CIP 104276; DSM 20579; JCM 1970; LMG 16159

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16S rRNA gene: AJ251417 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lanéelle MA, Asselineau J, Welby M, Norgard MV, Imaeda T, Pollice MC, Barksdale L. Biological and chemical bases for the reclassification of Brevibacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al.) Breed (Approved Lists, 1980) as Corynebacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al.) comb. nov. and Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo (Approved Lists, 1980) as Corynebacterium liquefaciens (Okabayashi and Masuo) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:539-546.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Glutamicibacter nicotianae (Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959) Busse 2016

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Arthrobacter mysorens Nand and Rao 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Glutamicibacter mysorens (Nand and Rao 1972) Busse 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Glutamicibacter nicotianae (Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959) Busse 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Gelsomino et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gelsomino R, Vancanneyt M, Swings J. Reclassification of Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo 1960 as Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:615-616. 🇧🇪
- ⏲ According to Gelsomino et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Glutamicibacter nicotianae (Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959) Busse 2016. Publication: Gelsomino R, Vancanneyt M, Swings J. Reclassification of Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo 1960 as Arthrobacter nicotianae Giovannozzi-Sermanni 1959. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:615-616. 🇧🇪
- ❗ Corynebacterium liquefaciens is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Corynebacterium.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 20 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 The strain ATCC 14929 used by M.A. Lanéelle et al. 1980 (Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 539-546) was mislabeled. With a new copy of the type strain ATCC 14929, the results were unlike those reported by M.A. Lanéelle et al. 1980. The authors, therefore, withdraw all of theirs recommendations for the assignment of Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo (Approved Lists 1980) to the genus Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:274.

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

Assigned by: Lanéelle MA, Asselineau J, Welby M, Norgard MV, Imaeda T, Pollice MC, Barksdale L. Biological and chemical bases for the reclassification of Brevibacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al.) Breed (Approved Lists, 1980) as Corynebacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al.) comb. nov. and Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo (Approved Lists, 1980) as Corynebacterium liquefaciens (Okabayashi and Masuo) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:539-546.

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Species Corynebacterium liquefaciens