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Subspecies Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. megadyptis
Name: Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. megadyptis Nouioui et al. 2023
Etymology: me.ga.dyp’tis. N.L. gen. fem. n. megadyptis, of the penguin genus Megadyptes
Pronunciation, gender: me-ga-DYP-tis, neuter
Type strain: 3B; DSM 111184; NZRM 4755
Valid publication:
Nouioui I, Saunderson SC, Midwinter AC, Young MJ, McInnes KM, Watts J, Sangal V. Corynebacterium megadyptis sp. nov. with two subspecies, Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. megadyptis subsp. nov. and Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. dunedinense subsp. nov. isolated from yellow-eyed penguins. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5713. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5862.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. dunedinense Nouioui et al. 2023 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Saunderson SC, Midwinter AC, Young MJ, McInnes KM, Watts J, Sangal V. Corynebacterium megadyptis sp. nov. with two subspecies, Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. megadyptis subsp. nov. and Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. dunedinense subsp. nov. isolated from yellow-eyed penguins. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5713.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. dunedinense Nouioui et al. 2023 but an explicit description was also provided.
Publication:
Nouioui I, Saunderson SC, Midwinter AC, Young MJ, McInnes KM, Watts J, Sangal V. Corynebacterium megadyptis sp. nov. with two subspecies, Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. megadyptis subsp. nov. and Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. dunedinense subsp. nov. isolated from yellow-eyed penguins. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5713.
Parent taxon: Corynebacterium megadyptis Nouioui et al. 2023
Assigned by:
Nouioui I, Saunderson SC, Midwinter AC, Young MJ, McInnes KM, Watts J, Sangal V. Corynebacterium megadyptis sp. nov. with two subspecies, Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. megadyptis subsp. nov. and Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. dunedinense subsp. nov. isolated from yellow-eyed penguins. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5713.
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Record number: 36798
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