Species Corynebacterium ulcerans

Name: Corynebacterium ulcerans (ex Gilbert and Stewart 1927) Riegel et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: ul’ce.rans. L. neut. part. adj. ulcerans, making sore, causing to ulcerate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um UL-ke-rans, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51799; CCUG 2708; CIP 106504; DSM 46325; JCM 10387; NCTC 7910

16S rRNA gene: X84256 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Riegel P, Ruimy R, de Briel D, Prevost G, Jehl F, Christen R, Monteil H. Taxonomy of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and related taxa, with recognition of Corynebacterium ulcerans sp. nov. nom. rev. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1995; 126:271-276.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 54. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:619-620.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

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

Assigned by: Riegel P, Ruimy R, de Briel D, Prevost G, Jehl F, Christen R, Monteil H. Taxonomy of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and related taxa, with recognition of Corynebacterium ulcerans sp. nov. nom. rev. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1995; 126:271-276.

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