Species "Corynebacterium vaginale"

Name: "Corynebacterium vaginale" (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Zinnemann and Turner 1963

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Haemophilus vaginalis Gardner and Dukes 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: va.gi.na’le. N.L. neut. adj. vaginale, of the vagina

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: 594 of Gardner and Dukes; ATCC 14018; CCUG 3717; CIP 70.74; DSM 4944; Dukes 594; JCM 11026; LMG 7832; NCTC 10287; NCTC 10915

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB971820 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Zinnemann K, Turner GC. The taxonomic position of “Haemophilus vaginalis” (Corynebacterium vaginale). The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology 1963; 85:213-219.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Gardnerella vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and Pickett 1980

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Gardnerella vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and Pickett 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Haemophilus vaginalis Gardner and Dukes 1955 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Dunkelberg et al. 1970 Dunkelberg WEJ, Skaggs R, Kellogg DSJ. A study and new description of Corynebacterium vaginale (Haemophilus vaginalis). Am J Clin Pathol 1970; 53:370-377.

Notes:
- 😷 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". — 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.

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

Assigned by: Zinnemann K, Turner GC. The taxonomic position of “Haemophilus vaginalis” (Corynebacterium vaginale). The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology 1963; 85:213-219.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/corynebacterium-vaginaleLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 24097

This LPSN page was printed on 2025-05-18 10:40:22

Subscribe to our newsletter

Species "Corynebacterium vaginale"