Assignment of Brevibacterium stationis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Breed 1953 to the genus Corynebacterium, as Corynebacterium stationis comb. nov., and emended description of the genus Corynebacterium to include isolates that can alkalinize citrate

• Published in: International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology Vol. 60; no. Pt 4; pp. 874 - 879
• Main Authors: Bernard, Kathryn A, Wiebe, Deborah, Burdz, Tamara, Reimer, Aleisha, Ng, Betty, Singh, Cathleen, Schindle, Samantha, Pacheco, Ana Luisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01-04-2010
• Subjects: Aged; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Blood - microbiology; Brevibacterium - classification; Citric Acid - metabolism; Corynebacterium - classification; Corynebacterium - genetics; Corynebacterium - isolation & purification; Corynebacterium - metabolism; Corynebacterium Infections - microbiology; Culture Media; DNA, Ribosomal - analysis; DNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Fatty Acids - analysis; Female; Genes, rRNA; Genotype; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Male; Middle Aged; Molecular Sequence Data; Phenotype; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Species Specificity
• ISSN: 1466-5026; 1466-5034
• DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.012641-0

Brevibacterium stationis ATCC 14403(T), Corynebacterium ammoniagenes ATCC 6872 and two clinical isolates were found to form a single taxon group consistent with the genus Corynebacterium, designated here as Corynebacterium stationis comb. nov. The type strain of Corynebacterium stationis is ATCC 14403(T) =CCUG 43497( T) =CIP 104228(T) =DSM 20302(T) =NBRC 12144(T) =JCM 11611(T) =VKM B-1228(T). These strains can utilize citrate; therefore, inclusion of C. stationis requires that the description of the genus Corynebacterium be amended to include citrate-positive strains.