Name: Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. lipophilum Riegel et al. 1993

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: li.po’phi.lum. Gr. neut. n. lipos, animal fat, lard, tallow; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. lipophilum, fat loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um a-fer-MEN-tans li-PO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51404; CCUG 32105; CIP 103500; DSM 44282; JCM 10391; T18502

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X82055 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Riegel P, de Briel D, Prevost G, Jehl F, Monteil H, Minck R. Taxonomic study of Corynebacterium Group ANF-1 strains: Proposal of Corynebacterium afermentans sp. nov. containing the subspecies C. afermentans subsp. afermentans subsp. nov. and C. afermentans subsp. lipophilum subsp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:287-292. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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 = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Corynebacterium afermentans Riegel et al. 1993

Assigned by: Riegel P, de Briel D, Prevost G, Jehl F, Monteil H, Minck R. Taxonomic study of Corynebacterium Group ANF-1 strains: Proposal of Corynebacterium afermentans sp. nov. containing the subspecies C. afermentans subsp. afermentans subsp. nov. and C. afermentans subsp. lipophilum subsp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:287-292. 🇫🇷

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