
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.9076
Name	Caseobacter polymorphus Crombach 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Crombach 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Caseobacter polymorphus
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.9076
Type Strain representative organism	AC 256^T (=LMD AC 256 =NCDO 2097 =IAM 12549 =ATCC 33010 =CNF 057 =NBRC 14757 =IFO 14757 =DSM 20536)


Proper Form	Caseobacter polymorphus Crombach 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Caseobacter polymorphus was originally described by Crombach 1978. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Collins et al. established this name as a later heterotypic synonym of Corynebacterium variabile corrig. (Müller 1961) Collins 1987 in 1989.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Caseobacter polymorphus Crombach 1978 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.9076.
Source File	10.1601/nm.9076.xml


This information was last reviewed on March 2, 2009.

References

Collins MD, Smida J, Stackebrandt E. Phylogenetic evidence for the transfer of Caseobacter polymorphus (Crombach) to the genus Corynebacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:7-9. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-39-1-7.
Crombach WHJ. Caseobacter polymorphus gen. nov., sp. nov., a coryneform bacterium from cheese. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1978; 28:354-366. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-28-3-354.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.