Species Corynebacterium nigricans

Name: Corynebacterium nigricans Shukla et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni’gri.cans. L. part. adj. nigricans, blackish, swarthy

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700975; CCUG 48176; CIP 107346; CN 1; DSM 44827; JCM 12684

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16S rRNA gene: AF220220 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shukla SK, Bernard KA, Harney M, Frank DN, Reed KD. Corynebacterium nigricans sp. nov.: proposed name for a black-pigmented Corynebacterium species recovered from the human female urogenital tract. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:4353-4358.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 95. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1-2.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Corynebacterium aurimucosum Yassin et al. 2002

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Corynebacterium aurimucosum Yassin et al. 2002	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- 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.

Notes:
- According to Daneshvar et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Corynebacterium aurimucosum Yassin et al. 2002. Publication: Daneshvar MI, Hollis DG, Weyant RS, Jordan JG, MacGregor JP, Morey RE, Whitney AM, Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Helsel LO, et al. Identification of some charcoal-black-pigmented CDC fermentative coryneform group 4 isolates as Rothia dentocariosa and some as Corynebacterium aurimucosum: proposal of Rothia dentocariosa emend. Georg and Brown 1967, Corynebacterium aurimucosum emend. Yassin et al. 2002, and Corynebacterium nigricans Shukla et al. 2003 pro synon. Corynebacterium aurimucosum. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:4189-4198.
- Corynebacterium nigricans 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.
- 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 2022; 168:0.
- In the article by Shukla et al. 2003, the etymology is provided as follows: "The name Corynebacterium nigricans (ni' gri-kans) is derived from the word "niger" (L. fr. niger, black)" [sic]! 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.
- In the article by Shukla et al. 2003, the strain ATCC 700975 is erroneously cited as ATCC 700795. — The paper by Shukla et al. 2003 only cites the strain ATCC 700795 (sic) as type strain. However, certificate for CIP 107346 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 95. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1-2.

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

Assigned by: Shukla SK, Bernard KA, Harney M, Frank DN, Reed KD. Corynebacterium nigricans sp. nov.: proposed name for a black-pigmented Corynebacterium species recovered from the human female urogenital tract. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:4353-4358.

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