Corynebacterium amycolatum (DSM 6922, ATCC 49368, NCFB 2768)

Name: Corynebacterium amycolatum (DSM 6922, ATCC 49368, NCFB 2768)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 3134

Type strain

Strain Designation S160

Culture col. no. DSM 6922 ATCC 49368 NCFB 2768 CCUG 35685 LMG 19043 10 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 43765

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM KCTC CIP Wink compendium

History <- National Collection of Food Bacteria, c/o NCIMB Ltd. (NCFB); NCFB 2768 <- D. Jones; <- R.R. Marples; S160 NCFB 2768 <-- R. R. Marples S160. CIP <- 1990, NCFB <- D. Jones: strain S160

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Corynebacterium amycolatum S160 is an obligate aerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped human pathogen that was isolated from human skin.

Gram-positive rod-shaped obligate aerobe human pathogen genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 12982

LMG 19043,ATCC 49368,CCUG 35685,DSM 6922,NCFB 2768,NCTC 13725,CIP 103452,JCM 7447,CCM 4123,NCIMB 13130,IFO15207,CECT 4163,KCTC 3432,NBRC 15207,CGMCC 1.1939

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:18:26

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Corynebacteriaceae

Genus Corynebacterium

Species Corynebacterium amycolatum

Full scientific name Corynebacterium amycolatum Collins et al. 1988

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Corynebacterium amycolatum** (69)	Type strain
3135	C. amycolatum PAP 291, Co 291, DSM 44375
3136	C. amycolatum PAP 197, Co 197, DSM 44371
3137	C. amycolatum PAP 232, Co 232, DSM 44372
3138	C. amycolatum PAP 272, Co272, DSM 44373
3139	C. amycolatum PAP 290, Co 290, DSM 44374
135001	C. amycolatum 104.87, CIP 102846
135002	C. amycolatum 94.87, CIP 102847
135131	C. amycolatum 202.85, CIP 101489
135362	C. amycolatum CIP 102897
135817	C. amycolatum CIP 80.54
135818	C. amycolatum CIP 80.55
135964	C. amycolatum 995.83, CIP 100613
136025	C. amycolatum CIP 101883
136055	C. amycolatum 109-86, CIP 102176
136071	C. amycolatum 273-86, CIP 102297
137191	C. amycolatum 178.85, CIP 101477
137594	C. amycolatum 266-79, CIP 79.37
137877	C. amycolatum 1040, CIP 102101
137894	C. amycolatum 54-86, CIP 102133
137914	C. amycolatum 108-86, CIP 102177
137970	C. amycolatum 312-86, CIP 102335
138019	C. amycolatum 486-86, CIP 102482
138028	C. amycolatum 531.86, CIP 102544
138053	C. amycolatum 602.86, CIP 102609
138056	C. amycolatum 619-86, CIP 102624
138746	C. amycolatum 707-86, CIP 102699
139083	C. amycolatum Vf1, CIP 52.14
139110	C. amycolatum LIB 169-87, CIP 103818
139111	C. amycolatum LIB 740-88, CIP 103819
139112	C. amycolatum LIB 551-89, CIP 103820
139114	C. amycolatum LIB 081-91, CIP 103821, ATCC 700207
139177	C. amycolatum CIP 100836, ATCC 700206
139188	C. amycolatum CIP 52.13, CCUG 38798
139211	C. amycolatum 518.85, CIP 101726
143105	C. amycolatum CCUG 17225
143587	C. amycolatum CCUG 20407
144001	C. amycolatum CCUG 22317
144002	C. amycolatum CCUG 22318
144480	C. amycolatum CCUG 25199 A
146332	C. amycolatum CCUG 30938
146983	C. amycolatum CCUG 32594
148023	C. amycolatum CCUG 34699
148024	C. amycolatum CCUG 34700
148025	C. amycolatum CCUG 34701
148326	C. amycolatum CCUG 35228
148547	C. amycolatum CCUG 35623
148595	C. amycolatum
149006	C. amycolatum CCUG 36714
149187	C. amycolatum CCUG 37236 A
150024	C. amycolatum CCUG 38870
150158	C. amycolatum CCUG 39137
150375	C. amycolatum CCUG 39759
151090	C. amycolatum CCUG 43250
151333	C. amycolatum CCUG 43782
151449	C. amycolatum CCUG 44094
151691	C. amycolatum CCUG 44643
151821	C. amycolatum CCUG 44985
152500	C. amycolatum CCUG 46945
152980	C. amycolatum CCUG 48186
153159	C. amycolatum CCUG 48602
153513	C. amycolatum CCUG 50000
154808	C. amycolatum CCUG 55290
155049	C. amycolatum CCUG 56284
155324	C. amycolatum CCUG 57329
155334	C. amycolatum CCUG 57358
155377	C. amycolatum CCUG 57527
155580	C. amycolatum CCUG 58230
155980	C. amycolatum CCUG 59875
155991	C. amycolatum CCUG 59929

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
116349	positive	rod-shaped
125439	positive		91.1
125438			93
125438	positive		90.885

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Incubation period	Medium used
20198	Light ivory (1015)	10-14 days	ISP 2
20198	Oyster white (1013)	10-14 days	ISP 4
20198	Ivory (1014)	10-14 days	ISP 5
20198	Sand yellow (1002)	10-14 days	ISP 6
20198	Beige (1001)	10-14 days	ISP 7
116349

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Forms multicellular complex	Medium name
20198		ISP 2
20198		ISP 4
20198		ISP 5
20198		ISP 6
20198		ISP 7

Multimedia

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manual_annotation:	1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
2888	TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water
2888	COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base
20198	ISP 2		Name: ISP 2 / Yeast Malt Agar (5265); 5265 Composition Malt extract 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 4.0 g/l Glucose 4.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Preparation: Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.0 Usage: Maintenance and Taxonomy Organisms: All Actinomycetes
20198	ISP 4		Name: ISP 4; DSM 547 Solution I: Difco soluble starch, 10.0 g. Make a paste of the starch with a small amount of cold distilled water and bring to a volume of 500 ml. Solution II: CaCO3 2.0 g K2HPO4 (anhydrous) 1.0 g MgSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g NaCl 1.0 g (NH4)2SO4 2.0 g Distilled water 500.0 ml Trace salt solution (see below) 1.0 ml The pH should be between 7.0 and 7.4. Do not adjust if it is within this range. Mix solutions I and II together. Add 20.0 g agar. Liquify agar by steaming at 100°C for 10 to 20 min. Trace element solution: FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.1 g MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.1 g ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.1 g Distilled water 100.0 ml
20198	ISP 5		Name: ISP 5 (5323) Composition L-Asparagine 1.0 g/l Glycerol 10.0 g/l K2HPO4 1.0 g/l Salt solution (see preparation) 1.0 ml/l Agar 20.0 g/l Preparation: Salt solution 1.0 g FeSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g MnCl2 x 4 H2O 1.0 g ZNSO4 x 7 H2O in 100 ml water Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.2 Usage: Maintenance and taxonomy Organisms: All Actinomycetes
20198	ISP 6		Name: ISP 6 (5318) Composition Peptone 15.0 g/l Proteose peptose 5.0 g/l Ferric ammonium citrate 0.5 g/l Sodium glycerophosphate 1.0 g/l Sodium thiosulfate 0.08 g/l Yeast extract 1.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: Usage: Production of melanoid pigments Organisms: All Actinomycetes
20198	ISP 7		Name: ISP 7 (5322) Composition Glycerol 15.0 g/l L-Tyrosine 0.5 g/l L-Asparagine 1.0 g/l K2HPO4 0.5 g/l NaCl 0.5 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.01 g/l Trace element solution 5343 1.0 ml/l Agar 20.0 Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.3 Usage: Production of melanoid pigments Organisms: All Actinomycetes
34280	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar		Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
116349	CIP Medium 3	Medium recipe at CIP
116349	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
2888	positive	growth	37
20198	positive	optimum	28
34280	positive	growth	37
67770	positive	growth	30
116349	positive	growth	30-41
116349	negative	growth	10
116349	negative	growth	15
116349	negative	growth	25
116349	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
116349	obligate aerobe
125439	obligate aerobe	94.8

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
20198	NaCl	positive	maximum	7.5 %
116349	NaCl	positive	growth	0-6 %

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
2888	A31	A1gamma m-Dpm-direct

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: MK-9(H₂) (MK-8(H₂))

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68368	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	fermentation	from API 20E
20198	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	-
68368	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20E
20198	62968 ChEBI	cellulose	-
68368	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	assimilation	from API 20E
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68368	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API 20E
68368	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API 20E
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
116349	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
20198	28757 ChEBI	fructose	+
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68368	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20E
20198	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+
116349	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis
68368	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	fermentation	from API 20E
68368	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	fermentation	from API 20E
68368	25094 ChEBI	lysine	-	degradation	from API 20E
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
20198	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	-
68368	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	fermentation	from API 20E
20198	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-
68368	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	fermentation	from API 20E
116349	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
116349	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	respiration
116349	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68368	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API 20E
20198	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-
20198	26546 ChEBI	rhamnose	-
68368	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	fermentation	from API 20E
20198	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68368	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API 20E
68368	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20E
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68368	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API 20E
20198	18222 ChEBI	xylose	-

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
116349	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
68368	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API 20E
68368	16136 ChEBI	hydrogen sulfide	from API 20E
116349	35581 ChEBI	indole
68368	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API 20E

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test	Indole test
116349	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+
68368	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+			from API 20E
116349	17234 ChEBI	glucose		+
68368	35581 ChEBI	indole			-	from API 20E

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
116349	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
116349	amylase	+
68368	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20E
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
116349	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68368	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API 20E
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
116349	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
116349	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68379	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
116349	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
116349	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
116349	gelatinase	-
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68368	gelatinase	-		from API 20E
116349	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
116349	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	+		from API zym
116349	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68368	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18	from API 20E
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
116349	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
68368	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API 20E
116349	oxidase	-
116349	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
116349	protease	-
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
116349	tryptophan deaminase	-
68368	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API 20E
116349	tween esterase	-
116349	urease	+	3.5.1.5
68379	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68368	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API 20E
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

API 20E

@ref	ONPG	ADH (Arg)	LDC (Lys)	ODC	CIT	H2S productionH2S	URE	TDA (Trp)	IND	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	GEL	GLU	MAN	INO	Sor	RHA	SAC	MEL	AMY	ARA	OX	Nitrite productionNO2	Reduction to N2N2	MotilityMOB	Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC	OF-O	OF-F
20198	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.	not determinedn.d.

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
20198	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	not determinedn.d.
2888	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+/-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
20198	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
116349	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
116349	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Skin, Nail, Hair

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
2888	human skin
52916	Human cutaneous	United Kingdom	GBR	Europe
67770	Human skin
116349	Human, Skin

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence X82057 (>99% sequence identity) for Corynebacterium from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	905
Soil Samples	725
Animal Samples	16818
Plant Samples	117
Total Samples	18565

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
2888	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
20198	2	German classification According to TRBA 466
116349	2	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	Corynebacterium amycolatum DSM 6922 Genome Sequencing	complete			2617270851	43765	99.74
124043	ASM1688942v1 assembly for Corynebacterium amycolatum FDAARGOS_1189	complete	GCA_016889425	43765.128	8121887658	43765	99.18
124043	ASM4924362v1 assembly for Corynebacterium amycolatum DSM 6922	complete	GCA_049243625			43765	99.03
66792	LK23 assembly for Corynebacterium amycolatum LK23	contig	GCA_014335175	43765.79		43765	77.16

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Corynebacterium amycolatum partial 16S rRNA gene, culture collection CCUG:35685	FN668735	1378	43765
20218	Corynebacterium amycolatum partial 16S rRNA gene, type strain CCUG 35685T	HE586271	1304	43765
20218	Corynebacterium amycolatum partial 16S-23S rRNA IGS, type strain CCUG 35685T	HE586286	361	43765
20218	C.amycolatum 16S ribosomal DNA	X82057	1401	43765
20218	Corynebacterium amycolatum strain DSM 6922 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, complete sequence	AF536502	394	43765
20218	Corynebacterium amycolatum gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence	AB470624	544	43765
20218	Corynebacterium amycolatum DNA, 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, partial sequence	AB477423	762	43765
20218	Corynebacterium amycolatum 16S rRNA gene, strain NCFB 2768	X84244	1476	43765
124043	Corynebacterium amycolatum CCUG 35685 gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence.	LC752434	570	43765

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
2888	61	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Corynebacterium amycolatum strain FDAARGOS_1189
PATRIC: 43765.128

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	88.50	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	80.70	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	91.10	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	94.80	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Corynebacterium amycolatum strain FDAARGOS_1189 strain Not applicable
PATRIC: 43765.128

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	90.89	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	93.89	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	82.98	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	71.35	yes
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	95.24	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	93.00	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Corynebacterium amycolatum: an underestimated pathogen in early-onset neonatal sepsis-a case report.	Wu W, Jiang Y, Zhou W, Kuang L, Ling J, Tang Y, Liu X.	BMC Infect Dis	10.1186/s12879-025-11501-5	2025
	Identification and Characterization of Corynaridin, a Novel Linaridin from Corynebacterium lactis.	Pashou E, Reich SJ, Reiter A, Weixler D, Eikmanns BJ, Oldiges M, Riedel CU, Goldbeck O.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.01756-22	2023
	Engineered skin microbiome reduces mosquito attraction to mice.	Liu F, Coutinho-Abreu IV, Raban R, Nguyen TTD, Dimas AR, Merriman JA, Akbari OS.	PNAS Nexus	10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae267	2024
	Culturable Bacterial Endophytes of Wild White Poplar (Populus alba L.) Roots: A First Insight into Their Plant Growth-Stimulating and Bioaugmentation Potential.	Gladysh NS, Bogdanova AS, Kovalev MA, Krasnov GS, Volodin VV, Shuvalova AI, Ivanov NV, Popchenko MI, Samoilova AD, Polyakova AN, Dmitriev AA, Melnikova NV, Karpov DS, Bolsheva NL, Fedorova MS, Kudryavtseva AV.	Biology (Basel)	10.3390/biology12121519	2023
	Sequential assembly of the septal cell envelope prior to V snapping in Corynebacterium glutamicum.	Zhou X, Rodriguez-Rivera FP, Lim HC, Bell JC, Bernhardt TG, Bertozzi CR, Theriot JA.	Nat Chem Biol	10.1038/s41589-018-0206-1	2019
Phylogeny	Most Corynebacterium xerosis strains identified in the routine clinical laboratory correspond to Corynebacterium amycolatum.	Funke G, Lawson PA, Bernard KA, Collins MD.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.34.5.1124-1128.1996	1996
	In vitro adherence of conjunctival bacteria to different oculoplastic materials.	Toribio A, Martinez-Blanco H, Rodriguez-Aparicio L, Ferrero MA, Marrodan T, Fernandez-Natal I.	Int J Ophthalmol	10.18240/ijo.2018.12.03	2018
Enzymology	Identification of nonlipophilic corynebacteria isolated from dairy cows with mastitis.	Hommez J, Devriese LA, Vaneechoutte M, Riegel P, Butaye P, Haesebrouck F.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.37.4.954-957.1999	1999
	Antimicrobial activities of essential oils of Nepal	Yonzon M, Lee DJ, Yokochi T, Kawano Y, Nakahara T.	Journal of essential oil research : JEOR.	10.1080/10412905.2005.9698846	2005
Metabolism	Identification and characterization of the channel-forming protein in the cell wall of Corynebacterium amycolatum.	Soltan Mohammadi N, Mafakheri S, Abdali N, Barcena-Uribarri I, Tauch A, Benz R	Biochim Biophys Acta	10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.06.024	2013
Enzymology	Comparative chemotaxonomic studies of mycolic acid-free coryneform bacteria of human origin.	Barreau C, Bimet F, Kiredjian M, Rouillon N, Bizet C	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.31.8.2085-2090.1993	1993
Phylogeny	Corynebacterium freneyi sp. nov., alpha-glucosidase-positive strains related to Corynebacterium xerosis.	Renaud FN, Aubel D, Riegel P, Meugnier H, Bollet C	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/00207713-51-5-1723	2001

References

#2888	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 6922
#20198	Wink, J.: Compendium of Actinobacteria. HZI-Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig .
#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#34280	; Curators of the CIP;
#52916	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 35685
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68368	Automatically annotated from API 20E .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#116349	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 103452
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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