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Species Corynebacterium minutissimum
Name: Corynebacterium minutissimum (ex Sarkany et al. 1962) Collins and Jones 1983
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: mi.nu.tis’si.mum. L. neut. adj. minutissimum, very small
Type strain: 1983; ATCC 23348; CCUG 541; CIP 100652; Collins & Jones; DSM 20651; IFO 15361; JCM 9387; NBRC 15361; NCTC 10288
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16S rRNA gene:
X84678
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Valid publication:
Collins MD, Jones D. Corynebacterium minutissimum sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:870-871. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Yassin et al. 2002
Yassin AF, Steiner U, Ludwig W. Corynebacterium aurimucosum sp. nov. and emended description of Corynebacterium minutissimum Collins and Jones (1983). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1001-1005.
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Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1077-1079.
Notes:- 🧍 In the paper by Yassin et al. 2002, the strain NRRL B-24143 is erroneously cited as the type strain of Corynebacterium minutissimum. The strain NRRL B-24143 is the type strain of Corynebacterium aurimucosum.
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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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Yassin et al. 2002
Yassin AF, Steiner U, Ludwig W. Corynebacterium aurimucosum sp. nov. and emended description of Corynebacterium minutissimum Collins and Jones (1983). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1001-1005.
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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 France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 98 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Collins MD, Jones D. Corynebacterium minutissimum sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:870-871. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 775222
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