Corynebacterium confusum (JCM 12102, DSM 44384, CCUG 38267)

Name: Corynebacterium confusum (JCM 12102, DSM 44384, CCUG 38267)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 3183

Type strain

Culture col. no. JCM 12102 DSM 44384 CCUG 38267 DMMZ 2439 LMG 19073 1 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 71254

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Corynebacterium confusum JCM 12102 is a facultative anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote that was isolated from human plantar abscess of 36-year-old male.

Gram-positive rod-shaped facultative anaerobe mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 13115

LMG 19073,CCUG 38267,CIP 105403,DSM 44384,JCM 12102

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:47:29

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Mycobacteriales

Family Corynebacteriaceae

Genus Corynebacterium

Species Corynebacterium confusum

Full scientific name Corynebacterium confusum Funke et al. 1998

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Corynebacterium confusum** (3)	Type strain
136408	C. confusum CIP 105402, DMMZ 3259
149713	C. confusum CCUG 38268
157192	C. confusum CCUG 70361

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
23181	positive	rod-shaped
118728	positive	rod-shaped

Colony morphology

@ref	Colony color	Incubation period	Medium used	Colony size
19657	Beige	10-14 days	ISP 2
19657	Beige	10-14 days	ISP 3
19657	Beige	10-14 days	ISP 4
23181	whitish	2 days		1.5 mm
118728

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Forms multicellular complex	Medium name
19657		ISP 2
19657		ISP 3
19657		ISP 4
19657		ISP 5
19657		ISP 6
19657		ISP 7

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
11505	TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Distilled water
11505	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
19657	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
19657	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:
19657	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
38547	MEDIUM 45 - for Columbia agar with sheep blood		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Sheepblood (100.000 ml)
118728	CIP Medium 45	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
11505	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
19657	positive	optimum	37	mesophilic
38547	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
67770	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
118728	positive	growth	25-37	mesophilic
118728	negative	growth	10
118728	negative	growth	15
118728	negative	growth	41
118728	negative	growth	45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
23181	facultative anaerobe
54153	microaerophile
118728	facultative anaerobe

Spore formation

23181

Spore formationno

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
118728	NaCl	positive	growth	0-10 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
23181	16808 ChEBI	2-dehydro-D-gluconate	-	builds acid from
23181	17426 ChEBI	5-dehydro-D-gluconate	+	builds acid from
23181	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	22605 ChEBI	arabinitol	-	builds acid from
23181	22599 ChEBI	arabinose	-	builds acid from
23181	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
23181	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
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
118728	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	33984 ChEBI	fucose	-	builds acid from
23181	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	28260 ChEBI	galactose	-	builds acid from
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
23181	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	+/-	builds acid from
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from
23181	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	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
118728	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
23181	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from
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
23181	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
23181	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
23181	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
23181	29864 ChEBI	mannitol	-	builds acid from
23181	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	506227 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
118728	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
118728	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
118728	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
23181	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	26546 ChEBI	rhamnose	-	builds acid from
23181	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	33942 ChEBI	ribose	+	builds acid from
23181	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	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
23181	33954 ChEBI	tagatose	+	builds acid from
23181	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
23181	18186 ChEBI	tyrosine	-	hydrolysis
23181	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
23181	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
118728	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Methylred-test
118728	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
118728	17234 ChEBI	glucose		-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
118728	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
23181	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
23181	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
23181	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
23181	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
23181	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
118728	amylase	-
23181	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
118728	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68379	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
23181	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
23181	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
118728	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
23181	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
118728	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
23181	chymotrypsin	-	3.4.4.5
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
23181	esterase (C 4)	+
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
23181	esterase lipase (C 8)	+
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
118728	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
118728	gelatinase	-
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
118728	lecithinase	-
23181	leucine arylamidase	+/-	3.4.11.1
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
118728	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
118728	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
23181	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
118728	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
118728	oxidase	-
23181	phosphoamidase	+/-	3.9.1.1
23181	pyrazinamidase	+	3.5.1.B15
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
23181	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
23181	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
118728	tryptophan deaminase	-
118728	tween esterase	+
118728	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68379	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
23181	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
19657	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	not determinedn.d.

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
19657	not determinedn.d.	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
118728	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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
118728	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
118728	not determinedn.d.	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	#Male
#Host Body-Site	#Other	#Abscess
#Host Body-Site	#Limb	#Foot

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
11505	human plantar abscess of 36-year-old male		Zürich	Switzerland	CHE	Europe
54153	Human plantar abscess,36-year-old male	1997	Zürich	Switzerland	CHE	Europe
67770	Plantar abscess
118728	Human, Plantar abscess			Switzerland	CHE	Europe

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence Y15886 (>99% sequence identity) for Corynebacterium confusum subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	768
Soil Samples	1249
Animal Samples	16131
Plant Samples	242
Total Samples	18390

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
11505	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
19657	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
118728	2	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM3040871v1 assembly for Corynebacterium confusum DSM 44384	complete	GCA_030408715	71254.3	71254	98.45

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
23181	Corynebacterium confusum 16S rRNA gene, strain DMMZ 2439	Y15886	1404		71254

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Black esophagus: complete esophageal necrosis with lower esophageal perforation.	Heroin L, Christmann PY, Habersetzer F, Mayer P.	Endoscopy	10.1055/a-2226-0404	2024
	Investigating the Role of the Sinus Microbiome and Cytokine Profile in the SNOT-22 Response After Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients.	Hoying D, Sangwan N, Chaaban MR.	J Clin Med	10.3390/jcm14134446	2025
	The diagnostic utility of nanopore targeted sequencing in suspected endophthalmitis.	Li X, Li Z, Wang M, Fu A, Hao X, Guo X, Gu J, Jin W, Yang A.	Int Ophthalmol	10.1007/s10792-023-02665-7	2023
	Can infectious omphalitis in piglets be clinically diagnosed during the first three days of life?	Blirup-Plum SA, Jensen HE, Hartmann KT, Nielsen SS, Pankoke K, Hansen MS, Pedersen KS, Larsen I, Nielsen JP, Olsen JE, Kudirkiene E, Braunstein TH, Barington K.	BMC Vet Res	10.1186/s12917-025-04507-3	2025
Phylogeny	Association of the sinonasal bacterial microbiome with clinical outcomes in chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review.	Wang JC, Moore CA, Epperson MV, Sedaghat AR.	Int Forum Allergy Rhinol	10.1002/alr.22524	2020
Phylogeny	Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Potential Role of Microbial Dysbiosis and Recommendations for Sampling Sites.	Copeland E, Leonard K, Carney R, Kong J, Forer M, Naidoo Y, Oliver BGG, Seymour JR, Woodcock S, Burke CM, Stow NW.	Front Cell Infect Microbiol	10.3389/fcimb.2018.00057	2018
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
Phylogeny	Monitoring bacterial communities in raw milk and cheese by culture-dependent and -independent 16S rRNA gene-based analyses.	Delbes C, Ali-Mandjee L, Montel MC.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01716-06	2007
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	Corynebacterium timonense sp. nov. and Corynebacterium massiliense sp. nov., isolated from human blood and human articular hip fluid.	Merhej V, Falsen E, Raoult D, Roux V.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.005827-0	2009
Phylogeny	Corynebacterium confusum sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens.	Funke G, Osorio CR, Frei R, Riegel P, Collins MD	Int J Syst Bacteriol	10.1099/00207713-48-4-1291	1998

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#11505	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 44384
#19657	Wink, J.: Compendium of Actinobacteria. HZI-Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig .
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#38547	; Curators of the CIP;
#54153	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 38267
#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 .
#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 .
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Corynebacterium confusum (JCM 12102, DSM 44384, CCUG 38267)

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