Corynebacterineae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Class: | Actinobacteria |
| Subclass: | Actinobacteridae |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Suborder: | Corynebacterineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997 emend. Zhi et al. 2009 |
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The Corynebacterineae comprise a suborder of the Actinomycetales and include most of the acid-fast bacteria. Therewith it is a subgroup of the high GC-content and Gram-positive bacteria. Among its subgroup Mycobacteriaceae are the species which cause tuberculosis and leprosy.
Phylogeny
The phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.[1]
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Taxonomy
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature [2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[3]
- Order Corynebacteriales Goodfellow & Jones 2015 ["Corynebacteriales" Goodfellow & Jones 2012; Corynebacterineae Stackebrandt et al. 1997 emend. Zhi, Li & Stackebrandt 2009; Mycobacteria]
- Genus Lawsonella Bell et al. 2016 ["Lawsonella" Nicholson et al. 2015]
- Genus Tomitella Katayama et al. 2010
- Family Corynebacteriaceae Lehmann and Neumann 1907 emend. Zhi, Li & Stackebrandt 2009 (Coryneform bacteria)
- Genus Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 emend. Bernard et al. 2010 [Caseobacter Crombach 1978; Turicella Funke et al. 1994]
- Family Dietziaceae Rainey et al. 1997 emend. Zhi, Li & Stackebrandt 2009
- Genus Dietzia Rainey et al. 1995 emend. Kämpfer et al. 2010
- Family Gordoniaceae Rainey et al. 1997 s.l. ["Williamsiaceae" Garrity & Holt 2001]
- Family Mycobacteriaceae Chester 1897 emend. Zhi, Li & Stackebrandt 2009
- Genus Hoyosella Jurado et al. 2009 emend. Li et al. 2016c [Amycolicicoccus Wang et al. 2010]
- Genus Mycobacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896
- Family Nocardiaceae Castellani and Chalmers 1919 emend. Zhi, Li & Stackebrandt 2009
- Genus Nocardia Trevisan 1889 [Micropolyspora Lechevalier, Solotorovsky & McDurmont 1961]
- Genus Parvopolyspora ♠ Liu et al. 1986
- Genus Rhodococcus Zopf 1891
- Genus Smaragdicoccus Adachi et al. 2007
- Family Segniliparaceae Butler et al. 2005 emend. Zhi, Li & Stackebrandt 2009
- Genus Segniliparus Butler et al. 2005
- Family Tsukamurellaceae Rainey et al. 1997 emend. Zhi, Li & Stackebrandt 2009
- Genus Tsukamurella Collins et al. 1988
Notes:
♠ Strains found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature
References
- ↑ 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project."16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ J.P. Euzéby. "Corynebacteriales". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ Sayers; et al. "Corynebacteriales". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2016-03-20.