Name: Curtobacterium luteum (Komagata and Iizuka 1964) Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Brevibacterium luteum Komagata and Iizuka 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: lu’te.um. L. neut. adj. luteum, golden-yellow, saffron-yellow

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 15830; CCUG 23848; CIP 102694; DSM 20542; IAM 1623; IFO 12676; JCM 1480; LMG 8787; NBRC 12676; VKM B-1210

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77437 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yamada K, Komagata K. Taxonomic studies on coryneform bacteria. V. Classification of coryneform bacteria. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 1972; 18:417-431.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Brevibacterium luteum Komagata and Iizuka 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.18354 (N = 40).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Curtobacterium Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yamada K, Komagata K. Taxonomic studies on coryneform bacteria. V. Classification of coryneform bacteria. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 1972; 18:417-431.

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Record number: 775328