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Species Corynebacterium propinquum
Name: Corynebacterium propinquum Riegel et al. 1994
Etymology: pro.pin’qu.um. L. neut. adj. propinquum, near, close
Type strain: ATCC 51488; B 77159; CCUG 33048; CIP 103792; DSM 44285; JCM 12106
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X84438
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Riegel P, De Briel D, Prévost G, Jehl F, Monteil H. Proposal of Corynebacterium propinquum sp. nov. for Corynebacterium group ANF-3 strains. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1993; 113:229-234. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 49. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:370-371.
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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Bernard et al. 2013
Bernard K, Pacheco AL, Cunningham I, Gill N, Burdz T, Wiebe D. Emendation of the description of the species Corynebacterium propinquum to include strains which produce urease. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2146-2154.
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.
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Bernard et al. 2013
Bernard K, Pacheco AL, Cunningham I, Gill N, Burdz T, Wiebe D. Emendation of the description of the species Corynebacterium propinquum to include strains which produce urease. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2146-2154.
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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 Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 40 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
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.
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🧍 Corynebacterium propinquum Riegel et al. 1994 was previously known as CDC coryneform group ANF-3.
Publication:
Coyle MB, Lipsky BA. Coryneform bacteria in infectious diseases: clinical and laboratory aspects. Clin Microbiol Rev 1990; 3:227-246.
Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Riegel P, De Briel D, Prévost G, Jehl F, Monteil H. Proposal of Corynebacterium propinquum sp. nov. for Corynebacterium group ANF-3 strains. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1993; 113:229-234.
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Record number: 775238
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