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Species Corynebacterium suicordis

Name: Corynebacterium suicordis Vela et al. 2003

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: su.i.cor’dis. L. masc./fem. n. sus (gen. suis), pig; L. neut. n. cor (gen. cordis), heart; N.L. gen. neut. n. suicordis, of/from pig heart

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um su-i-KOR-dis, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 46963; CECT 5724; DSM 44851; DSM 45110; JCM 12370; P81/02; S-81/02

16S rRNA gene: AJ504424 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Vela AI, Mateos A, Collins MD, Briones V, Hutson RA, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Corynebacterium suicordis sp. nov., from pigs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:2027-2031. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:309-311.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 4 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.

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

Assigned by: Vela AI, Mateos A, Collins MD, Briones V, Hutson RA, Dominguez L, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Corynebacterium suicordis sp. nov., from pigs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:2027-2031. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 775255