Name: Cutibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum (Dekio et al. 2015) Dekio et al. 2019

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Propionibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum Dekio et al. 2015

Etymology: e.lon.ga’tum. L. neut. part. adj. elongatum, elongated, named after the characteristic cell shape

Gender: neuter

Type strain: JCM 18919; K124; NCTC 13655

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16S rRNA gene: AB777861 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dekio I, McDowell A, Sakamoto M, Tomida S, Ohkuma M. Proposal of new combination, Cutibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Cutibacterium, Cutibacterium acnes subsp. acnes and Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1087-1092.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1847-1849.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Propionibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum McDowell et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Propionibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum Dekio et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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: Cutibacterium acnes (Gilchrist 1900) Scholz and Kilian 2016

Assigned by: Dekio I, McDowell A, Sakamoto M, Tomida S, Ohkuma M. Proposal of new combination, Cutibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum comb. nov., and emended descriptions of the genus Cutibacterium, Cutibacterium acnes subsp. acnes and Cutibacterium acnes subsp. defendens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1087-1092.

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Record number: 800720