Name: Corynebacterium mycetoides (ex Castellani 1942) Collins 1983
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: my.ce.to.i’des. Gr. masc. n. mykês (gen. mykêtos), fungus; L. adj. suff. -oides, ressembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. neut. adj. mycetoides, similar to fungi, referring to ulcers caused by fungi
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um my-ke-to-I-des, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 43995; CCUG 27538; CIP 55.51; DSM 20632; IFO 15289; JCM 9388; NBRC 15289; NCTC 9864
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X84241
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Collins MD. Corynebacterium mycetoides sp. nov., nom. rev. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:399-400. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 10. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:438-440.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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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Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Collins MD. Corynebacterium mycetoides sp. nov., nom. rev. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:399-400. 🇬🇧
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