Species Corynebacterium vitarumen

Name: Corynebacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al. 1928) Lanéelle et al. 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Flavobacterium vitarumen" Bechdel et al. 1928

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um wi-ta-RU-men, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 10234; CCUG 28792; CIP 82.07; DSM 20294; IFO 12143; JCM 1323; NBRC 12143; NCIB 9291; NCIMB 9291; VKM B-1211

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY438066 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lanéelle MA, Asselineau J, Welby M, Norgard MV, Imaeda T, Pollice MC, Barksdale L. Biological and chemical bases for the reclassification of Brevibacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al.) Breed (Approved Lists, 1980) as Corynebacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al.) comb. nov. and Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo (Approved Lists, 1980) as Corynebacterium liquefaciens (Okabayashi and Masuo) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:539-546.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Corynebacterium vitaeruminis corrig. (Bechdel et al. 1928) Lanéelle et al. 1980

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Brevibacterium vitaeruminis corrig. (Bechdel et al. 1928) Breed 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Brevibacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al. 1928) Breed 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
"Flavobacterium vitarumen" Bechdel et al. 1928	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Corynebacterium vitaeruminis corrig. (Bechdel et al. 1928) Lanéelle et al. 1980	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times 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 risk group of the genus.

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

Assigned by: Lanéelle MA, Asselineau J, Welby M, Norgard MV, Imaeda T, Pollice MC, Barksdale L. Biological and chemical bases for the reclassification of Brevibacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al.) Breed (Approved Lists, 1980) as Corynebacterium vitarumen (Bechdel et al.) comb. nov. and Brevibacterium liquefaciens Okabayashi and Masuo (Approved Lists, 1980) as Corynebacterium liquefaciens (Okabayashi and Masuo) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:539-546.

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Species Corynebacterium vitarumen