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Species Corynebacterium tuscaniae

Name: Corynebacterium tuscaniae Riegel et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1141; CCUG 51321; DSM 45101; ISS 5309; JCM 15294

16S rRNA gene: AY677186 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Riegel P, Creti R, Mattei R, Nieri A, von Hunolstein C. Isolation of Corynebacterium tuscaniae sp. nov. from blood cultures of a patient with endocarditis. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:307-312. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 111. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2025-2027.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Corynebacterium tuscaniense corrig. Riegel et al. 2006

  • Notes:
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative 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, Creti R, Mattei R, Nieri A, von Hunolstein C. Isolation of Corynebacterium tuscaniae sp. nov. from blood cultures of a patient with endocarditis. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:307-312. 🇮🇹

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