Species ***Corynebacterium* *mucifaciens***

Name: Corynebacterium mucifaciens Funke et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.ci.fa’ci.ens. L. masc. n. mucus, slime; L. pres. part. faciens, producing; N.L. neut. part. adj. mucifaciens, slime producing

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

Type strain: ATCC 700355; CCUG 36878; CIP 105129; DMMZ 2278; DSM 44265; JCM 10384

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y11200 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Funke G, Lawson PA, Collins MD. Corynebacterium mucifaciens sp. nov., an unusual species from human clinical material. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:952-957. 🇨🇭

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:329-330.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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. — 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 12 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 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. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 On page 957, the type strain DMMZ 2278 is erroneously cited as DSM (sic) 2278. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

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

Assigned by: Funke G, Lawson PA, Collins MD. Corynebacterium mucifaciens sp. nov., an unusual species from human clinical material. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:952-957. 🇨🇭

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Record number: 775224

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Species Corynebacterium mucifaciens

Species ***Corynebacterium* *mucifaciens***