Species ***Corynebacterium* *phocae***

Name: Corynebacterium phocae Pascual et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pho’cae. L. fem. n. phoca, a seal and also a scientific genus name (Phoca); L. gen. fem. n. phocae, of a seal, of Phoca, named because the organism was isolated from the common seal, Phoca vitulina

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um P^HO-ka͡e, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 38205; CIP 105741; DSM 44612; JCM 12105; M408/89/1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y10076 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pascual C, Foster G, Alvarez N, Collins MD. Corynebacterium phocae sp. nov., isolated from the common seal (Phoca vitulina). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:601-604. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:633-634.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 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.
- 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

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

Assigned by: Pascual C, Foster G, Alvarez N, Collins MD. Corynebacterium phocae sp. nov., isolated from the common seal (Phoca vitulina). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:601-604. 🇬🇧

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Species Corynebacterium phocae

Species ***Corynebacterium* *phocae***