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Species Corynebacterium glaucum

Name: Corynebacterium glaucum Yassin et al. 2003

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: glau’cum. L. neut. adj. glaucum, bluish, light-grey, pertaining to the appearance of colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um GLA͡U-kum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 44530; IMMIB R-5091; JCM 12208; NRRL B-24142

16S rRNA gene: AJ431634 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Yassin AF, Kroppenstedt RM, Ludwig W. Corynebacterium glaucum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:705-709. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yassin AF, Kroppenstedt RM, Ludwig W. Corynebacterium glaucum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:705-709. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 775191