Species Corynebacterium seminale

Name: Corynebacterium seminale Riegel et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.mi.na’le. L. neut. adj. seminale, of or belonging to seed, to the semen, seminal

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um se-mi-NA-le, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51866; CCUG 34780; CCUG 34888; CIP 104297; DSM 44288; IBS B-12915; JCM 10394

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X84375 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Riegel P, Ruimy R, de Briel D, Prevost G, Jehl F, Bimet F, Christen R, Monteil H. Corynebacterium seminale sp. nov., a new species associated with genital infections in male patients. J Clin Microbiol 1995; 33:2244-2249.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 56. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:362-363.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum Funke et al. 1995

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum Funke et al. 1995	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 Devriese et al. (2000), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum Funke et al. 1995. Publication: Devriese LA, Riegel P, Hommez J, Vaneechoutte M, de Baere T, Haesebrouck F. Identification of Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum strains from the urogenital tract of humans and pigs. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:4657-4659. 🇧🇪
- ❗ Corynebacterium seminale 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.
- 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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. 🇬🇧

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

Assigned by: Riegel P, Ruimy R, de Briel D, Prevost G, Jehl F, Bimet F, Christen R, Monteil H. Corynebacterium seminale sp. nov., a new species associated with genital infections in male patients. J Clin Microbiol 1995; 33:2244-2249.

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Species Corynebacterium seminale