Species ***Corynebacterium* *canis***

Name: Corynebacterium canis Funke et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca’nis. L. gen. masc./fem. n. canis, of a dog

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 1170; CCUG 58627; DSM 45402

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ871934 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Funke G, Englert R, Frodl R, Bernard KA, Stenger S. Corynebacterium canis sp. nov., isolated from a wound infection caused by a dog bite. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2544-2547.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Funke G, Englert R, Frodl R, Bernard KA, Stenger S. Corynebacterium canis sp. nov., isolated from a wound infection caused by a dog bite. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2544-2547.

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Species Corynebacterium canis

Species ***Corynebacterium* *canis***