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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Corynebacterium urinipleomorphum

Name: Corynebacterium urinipleomorphum corrig. Niang et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.ri.ni.ple.o.mor’phum. L. fem. n. urina, urine; N.L. masc. adj. pleomorphus, pleomorphic; from Gr. masc. adj. pleôs, full; from Gr. fem. n. morphê, form, shape; N.L. neut. adj. urinipleomorphum, pleomorphic from urine

Pronunciation, gender: … u-ri-ni-ple-o-MOR-phum, neuter

Type strain: CSUR P2799; DSM 103272; Marseille P2799

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT576404 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Niang EHA, Lo CI, Morand A, Ndongo S, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Corynebacterium urinapleomorphum sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human urine sample. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100576. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 199. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4773.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Assigned by: Niang EHA, Lo CI, Morand A, Ndongo S, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Corynebacterium urinapleomorphum sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human urine sample. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100576. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 12129
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