Name: Corynebacterium ammoniagenes (Cooke and Keith 1927) Collins 1987
Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.
Basonym: "Bacterium ammoniagenes" Cooke and Keith 1927
Etymology: am.mo.ni.a’ge.nes. N.L. fem. n. ammonia, ammonia; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. neut. part. adj. ammoniagenes, ammonia-producing [probably better: ammoniigenes]
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um am-mo-ni-A-ge-nes, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 6871; CCUG 38796; CIP 101283; DSM 20306; IFO 12612; JCM 1305; NBRC 12612; NCCB 60030; NCIB 8143; NCIMB 8143; VKM B-672
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X84440
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Collins MD. Transfer of Brevibacterium ammoniagenes (Cooke and Keith) to the genus Corynebacterium as Corynebacterium ammoniagenes comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:442-443. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Brevibacterium ammoniagenes (Cooke and Keith 1927) Breed 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| "Bacterium ammoniagenes" Cooke and Keith 1927 | homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists |
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Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Collins MD. Transfer of Brevibacterium ammoniagenes (Cooke and Keith) to the genus Corynebacterium as Corynebacterium ammoniagenes comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:442-443. 🇬🇧
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