Corynebacterium mucifaciens (DSM 44265, CCUG 36878, CIP 105129)

Name: Corynebacterium mucifaciens (DSM 44265, CCUG 36878, CIP 105129)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 3163

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 44265 CCUG 36878 CIP 105129 DMMZ 2278 LMG 19067 3 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1161097 57171

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP Wink compendium Literature strains

History <- G. Funke , University of Zurich; DMMZ 2278 1997, G. Funke, Inst. Med. Mikrobiol., Zürich, Switzerland: strain DMMZ 2278 CCUG 36878 <-- G. Funke DMMZ 2278. CIP <- 1997, G. Funke, Inst. Med. Mikrobiol., Zürich, Switzerland: strain DMMZ 2278

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Corynebacterium mucifaciens DSM 44265 is an aerobe, Gram-positive bacterium that was isolated from human blood culture.

Gram-positive aerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 14167

LMG 19067,CCUG 36878,CIP 105129,DSM 44265,ATCC 700355,CCM 4678,JCM 10384

@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 mucifaciens

Full scientific name Corynebacterium mucifaciens Funke et al. 1997

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Corynebacterium mucifaciens** (5)	Type strain
138174	C. mucifaciens CIP 105128, DMMZ 300
150083	C. mucifaciens CCUG 38966
150084	C. mucifaciens CCUG 38967
153858	C. mucifaciens CCUG 51389
155646	C. mucifaciens CCUG 58632

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
23173	positive
121153	positive	rod-shaped
125439	positive		91

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony size	Colony color	Colony shape	Incubation period	Medium used
20036		Lemon yellow (1012)		10-14 days	ISP 2
20036		Lemon yellow (1012)		10-14 days	ISP 3
20036		Lemon yellow (1012)		10-14 days	ISP 4
20036		Lemon yellow (1012)		10-14 days	ISP 5
20036		Lemon yellow (1012)		10-14 days	ISP 6
20036		Lemon yellow (1012)		10-14 days	ISP 7
23173	1.0-1.5 mm	slightly yellowish	circular	1 day	sheep blood agar
121153

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Forms multicellular complex	Medium name
20036		ISP 2
20036		ISP 3
20036		ISP 4
20036		ISP 5
20036		ISP 6
20036		ISP 7

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
11637	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
11637	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
20036	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
20036	ISP 3		Name: ISP 3; 5315 Composition Dog oat flakes 20.0 g/l Trace element solution (5314) 2.5 ml/l Agar 18.0 g/l Preparation: Oat flakes are cooked for 20 minutes, trace element solution and agar are added (in the case of non rolled oat flakes the suspension has to bee filtrated). Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: 7.8 Usage: Maintenance and taxonomy (e.g. SEM As liquid medium for metabolite production) Organisms: All Actinomycetes Trace element solution 5314 Name: Trace element solution 5314; 5314 Composition CaCl2 x H2O 3.0 g/l Fe-III-citrate 1.0 g/l MnSO4 0.2 g/l ZnCl2 0.1 g/l CuSO4 x 5 H2O 0.025 g/l Sodium tetra borate 0.2 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.004 g/l Sodium molybdate 0.01 g/l Preparation: Use double destillated water. Sterilisation: 20 minutes at 121°C pH before sterilisation: Usage: Trace element solution for different media Organisms:
20036	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
20036	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
20036	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
20036	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
23173	sheep blood agar
34529	MEDIUM 6 - Columbia agar with 10 % horse blood		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Horseblood (100.000 ml)
121153	CIP Medium 6	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
11637	positive	growth	37
20036	positive	optimum	37
34529	positive	growth	37
53466	positive	growth	37
67770	positive	growth	37
121153	positive	growth	25-41
121153	negative	growth	10
121153	negative	growth	15
121153	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
53466	aerobe
121153	obligate aerobe

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation
20036
23173

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
121153	NaCl	positive	growth	0-10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
23173	16808 ChEBI	2-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	builds acid from
23173	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	22605 ChEBI	arabinitol	-	builds acid from
23173	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	-	builds acid from
23173	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121153	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
121153	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	28757 ChEBI	fructose	+	builds acid from
23173	33984 ChEBI	fucose	-	builds acid from
23173	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	28260 ChEBI	galactose	-	builds acid from
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
23173	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	17234 ChEBI	glucose	+	builds acid from
23173	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+	builds acid from
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121153	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	-	builds acid from
23173	37684 ChEBI	mannose	+	builds acid from
23173	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	506227 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
121153	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
121153	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	respiration
121153	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371		Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	26546 ChEBI	rhamnose	-	builds acid from
23173	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	33942 ChEBI	ribose	+/-	builds acid from
23173	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from
23173	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+/-	builds acid from
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23173	18222 ChEBI	xylose	-	builds acid from

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
121153	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
121153	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
121153	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
23173	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
121153	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
23173	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1
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
23173	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
23173	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
23173	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
23173	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
121153	amylase	-
23173	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
121153	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
23173	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
23173	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
121153	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
23173	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
121153	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68379	catalase	+	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
23173	chymotrypsin	-	3.4.4.5
23173	cystine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.3
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
121153	DNase	-
23173	esterase	+
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
23173	esterase lipase (C 8)	+
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
121153	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
121153	gelatinase	-
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
121153	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
23173	lipase	-
121153	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
121153	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
23173	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52
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
121153	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
121153	oxidase	-
121153	phenylalanine ammonia-lyase	-	4.3.1.24
23173	phosphoamidase	+/-	3.9.1.1
23173	pyrazinamidase	+	3.5.1.B15
23173	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+/-	3.4.19.3
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
23173	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
121153	tryptophan deaminase	-
121153	tween esterase	-
121153	urease	-	3.5.1.5
23173	valine arylamidase	-
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

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
20036	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	not determinedn.d.
11637	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+

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
20036	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
121153	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
121153	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+/-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
121153	not determinedn.d.	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Infection	#Patient	-
#Infection	#Patient	#Blood culture
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	#Blood
#Host	#Human	#Male

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
11637	human blood culture		Zürich	Switzerland	CHE	Europe
23173	Blood culture (cardiac surgery), male, 68 years	1996
53466	Human blood,cardiac surgery	1996	Zürich	Switzerland	CHE	Europe
67770	Blood culture (a 68 year-old man)		Zurich	Switzerland	CHE	Europe
121153	Human, Blood		Zurich	Switzerland	CHE	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
11637	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
20036	2	German classification According to TRBA 466
121153	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 mucifaciens CIP 105129	complete			2512047048	1161097	91.28
124043	ASM4054651v1 assembly for Corynebacterium mucifaciens DSM 44265	contig	GCA_040546515		2931446255	57171	78.08
67770	ASM1239631v1 assembly for Corynebacterium mucifaciens ATCC 700355	contig	GCA_012396315	57171.3	8110758354	57171	73.85

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
23173	Corynebacterium mucifaciens 16S rRNA gene, strain DMMZ 2278	Y11200	1459		1161097

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
23173	63.0-65.0	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
67770	64	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Corynebacterium mucifaciens ATCC 700355
NCBI: GCA_012396315

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	89.70	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	80.70	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	91.00	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	microaerophile	76.40	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Whole-Genome Sequence of Corynebacterium auriscanis Strain CIP 106629 Isolated from a Dog with Bilateral Otitis from the United Kingdom.	Tiwari S, Jamal SB, Oliveira LC, Clermont D, Bizet C, Mariano D, de Carvalho PV, Souza F, Pereira FL, de Castro Soares S, Guimaraes LC, Dorella F, Carvalho A, Leal C, Barh D, Figueiredo H, Hassan SS, Azevedo V, Silva A.	Genome Announc	10.1128/genomea.00683-16	2016
Enzymology	Intra-abdominal infections due to Comamonas kerstersii.	Almuzara MN, Cittadini R, Vera Ocampo C, Bakai R, Traglia G, Ramirez MS, del Castillo M, Vay CA.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00659-13	2013
Genetics	New Insight into Antimicrobial Compounds from Food and Marine-Sourced Carnobacterium Species through Phenotype and Genome Analyses.	Begrem S, Ivaniuk F, Gigout-Chevalier F, Kolypczuk L, Bonnetot S, Leroi F, Grovel O, Delbarre-Ladrat C, Passerini D.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms8071093	2020
	Conventional and molecular investigation of Shigella isolates in relation to an outbreak in the area of Isfahan, Iran.	Dibaj R, Aslani MM, Heidarieh P, Hashemi A, Ataei B, Daei-Naser A, Shojaei H.	Iran J Microbiol		2013
Enzymology	Increased isolation and characterization of Shigella sonnei obtained from hospitalized children in Tehran, Iran.	Ranjbar R, Soltan Dallal MM, Talebi M, Pourshafie MR.	J Health Popul Nutr	10.3329/jhpn.v26i4.1884	2008
Enzymology	Emergence of an invasive clone of nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in the urban poor population of Vancouver, Canada.	Romney MG, Roscoe DL, Bernard K, Lai S, Efstratiou A, Clarke AM.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.44.5.1625-1629.2006	2006
Phylogeny	Molecular characterization of the genera Proteus, Morganella, and Providencia by ribotyping.	Pignato S, Giammanco GM, Grimont F, Grimont PA, Giammanco G.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.37.9.2840-2847.1999	1999
	Combined ribotyping and random multiprimer DNA analysis to probe the population structure of Listeria monocytogenes.	Mereghetti L, Lanotte P, Savoye-Marczuk V, Marquet-Van Der Mee N, Audurier A, Quentin R.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.68.6.2849-2857.2002	2002
Phylogeny	Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis is more efficient than ribotyping and random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis in discrimination of Pasteurella haemolytica strains.	Kodjo A, Villard L, Bizet C, Martel JL, Sanchis R, Borges E, Gauthier D, Maurin F, Richard Y.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.37.2.380-385.1999	1999
	An invasive macrolide/lincosamide-resistant Corynebacterium mucifaciens isolate from a patient with diabetic gangrene: Colonies with mucoid appearance harboring a fragment of erm(X).	Ebihara T, Baba K, Yoshida H, Hirose Y, Goto M, Takahashi T.	Jpn J Infect Dis	10.7883/yoken.jjid.2025.034	2025
	Description of the genome sequence of Corynebacterium species (Marseille-Q4381).	Boxberger M, Rivoire S, Le Targa L, Cenizo V, La Scola B.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00707-24	2025
	Evaluation of malnutrition in patients with febrile neutropenia.	Akbas ES, Basak SU, Sevim E.	North Clin Istanb	10.14744/nci.2024.44420	2025
Phylogeny	Comparison of Conventional Methods, Automated Systems, and DNA Sequence Analysis Methods in the Identification of Corynebacterium afermentans and Corynebacterium mucifaciens Bacteria Isolated from Blood and Catheter Culture Samples.	Olmez S, Tuncer O, Parlak M, Bicakcigil A, Gursoy NC, Otlu B, Guducuoglu H, Sancak B.	Microb Drug Resist	10.1089/mdr.2020.0039	2021
Phylogeny	Antibiotic resistance profiles of seven genomospecies of Corynebacterium jeikeium analyzed by whole genome sequencing.	Fischer-Wellenborn M, Imkamp F, Pereira Pires V, Zbinden R, Personnic N.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00418-25	2025
Enzymology	An Unusual Case (Metastatic-Like Lesion) of Septic Cerebral Embolus Caused by Corynebacterium mucifaciens in a Diabetic Patient.	Senaobar Tahaei SA, Mencser Z, Reisz Z, Barzo P.	J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep	10.1177/2324709620930930	2020
	First report on mycetoma in Turkana County-North-western Kenya.	Colom MF, Ferrer C, Ekai JL, Ferrandez D, Ramirez L, Gomez-Sanchez N, Leting S, Hernandez C.	PLoS Negl Trop Dis	10.1371/journal.pntd.0011327	2023
	Antagonistic Effects of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum 090104 on Respiratory Pathogens.	Ortiz Moyano R, Dentice Maidana S, Imamura Y, Elean M, Namai F, Suda Y, Nishiyama K, Melnikov V, Kitazawa H, Villena J.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms12071295	2024
	Simultaneous ¹⁸F-FDG-PET/MRI for the detection of periprosthetic joint infections after knee or hip arthroplasty: a prospective feasibility study.	Henkelmann J, Henkelmann R, Denecke T, Zajonz D, Roth A, Sabri O, Purz S.	Int Orthop	10.1007/s00264-022-05445-7	2022
Enzymology	Fatal case of bacteremia caused by an atypical strain of Corynebacterium mucifaciens.	Cantarelli VV, Brodt TC, Secchi C, Inamine E, Pereira Fde S, Pilger DA.	Braz J Infect Dis	10.1590/s1413-86702006000600013	2006
Phylogeny	Unusual Corynebacterium mucifaciens isolated from ear and nasal specimens.	Morinaka S, Kurokawa M, Nukina M, Nakamura H.	Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg	10.1016/j.otohns.2006.05.017	2006
Enzymology	Corynebacterium mucifaciens in an immunocompetent patient with cavitary pneumonia.	Djossou F, Bezian MC, Moynet D, Le Fleche-Mateos A, Malvy D.	BMC Infect Dis	10.1186/1471-2334-10-355	2010
	Novel Antimicrobial Cellulose Fleece Inhibits Growth of Human-Derived Biofilm-Forming Staphylococci During the SIRIUS19 Simulated Space Mission.	Wischer D, Schneider D, Poehlein A, Herrmann F, Oruc H, Meinhardt J, Wagner O, Ahmed R, Kharin S, Novikova N, Haag R, Daniel R, Grohmann E.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.01626	2020
Phylogeny	Role of Williamsia and Segniliparus in human infections with the approach taxonomy, cultivation, and identification methods.	Fatahi-Bafghi M.	Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob	10.1186/s12941-021-00416-z	2021
Enzymology	Application of PCR-SSCP for molecular epidemiological studies on the exposure of farm children to bacteria in environmental dust.	Korthals M, Ege MJ, Tebbe CC, von Mutius E, Bauer J.	J Microbiol Methods	10.1016/j.mimet.2008.01.010	2008
Phylogeny	Cutaneous Microbiome Profiles Following Chlorhexidine Treatment in a 72-Hour Daily Follow-Up Paired Design: a Pilot Study.	Mougeot JC, Beckman MF, Bahrani Mougeot F, Horton JM.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.01753-21	2022
Enzymology	Evaluation of three sample preparation methods for the direct identification of bacteria in positive blood cultures by MALDI-TOF.	Tanner H, Evans JT, Gossain S, Hussain A.	BMC Res Notes	10.1186/s13104-016-2366-y	2017
Phylogeny	Identification of rare pathogenic bacteria in a clinical microbiology laboratory: impact of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry.	Seng P, Abat C, Rolain JM, Colson P, Lagier JC, Gouriet F, Fournier PE, Drancourt M, La Scola B, Raoult D.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00492-13	2013
	Utility of platforms Viteks MS and Microflex LT for the identification of complex clinical isolates that require molecular methods for their taxonomic classification.	Rocca MF, Barrios R, Zintgraff J, Martinez C, Irazu L, Vay C, Prieto M.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0218077	2019
Phylogeny	Predominant Bacteria Detected from the Middle Ear Fluid of Children Experiencing Otitis Media: A Systematic Review.	Ngo CC, Massa HM, Thornton RB, Cripps AW.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0150949	2016
Phylogeny	Evaluation of the RapID CB plus system for identification of coryneform bacteria and Listeria spp.	Funke G, Peters K, Aravena-Roman M.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.36.9.2439-2442.1998	1998
Phylogeny	Bacillus cellulasensis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment.	Mawlankar R, Thorat MN, Krishnamurthi S, Dastager SG.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-015-1155-7	2016
Phylogeny	Polaromonas jejuensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in Korea.	Weon HY, Yoo SH, Hong SB, Kwon SW, Stackebrandt E, Go SJ, Koo BS.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65529-0	2008
Genetics	Noncontiguous finished genome sequences and descriptions of Actinomyces ihuae, Actinomyces bouchesdurhonensis, Actinomyces urinae, Actinomyces marseillensis, Actinomyces mediterranea and Actinomyces oralis sp. nov. identified by culturomics.	Mbogning Fonkou MD, Mailhe M, Ndongo S, Ricaboni D, Morand A, Cornu F, Tidjani Alou M, Bilen M, Andrieu C, Levasseur A, Cadoret F, Raoult D.	New Microbes New Infect	10.1016/j.nmni.2018.06.004	2018
Phylogeny	Isolation of Corynebacterium tuscaniae sp. nov. from blood cultures of a patient with endocarditis.	Riegel P, Creti R, Mattei R, Nieri A, von Hunolstein C.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.44.2.307-312.2006	2006
Phylogeny	Corynebacterium zhongnanshanii sp. nov. isolated from trachea of Marmota himalayana, Corynebacterium lujinxingii sp. nov. and Corynebacterium wankanglinii sp. nov. from human faeces.	Zhang G, Yang J, Lai XH, Jin D, Lu S, Ren Z, Qin T, Pu J, Ge Y, Cheng Y, Yang C, Lv X, Jiao Y, Huang Y, Xu J	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.005069	2021
Phylogeny	Corynebacterium mucifaciens sp. nov., an unusual species from human clinical material.	Funke G, Lawson PA, Collins MD	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-47-4-952	1997

References

#11637	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 44265
#20036	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 )
#23173	Guido Funke, Paul A. Lawson, Matthew D. Collins: Corynebacterium mucifaciens sp. nov., an Unusual Species from Human Clinical Material. IJSEM 47: 952 - 957 1997 ( DOI 10.1099/00207713-47-4-952 , PubMed 9336892 )
#34529	; Curators of the CIP;
#53466	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 36878
#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;
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#121153	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 105129
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#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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Corynebacterium mucifaciens (DSM 44265, CCUG 36878, CIP 105129)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

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Multicellular morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

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Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

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Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

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API zym

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API biotype100

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_040546515

16S sequences

GC content

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Literature

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