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Corynebacterium

genus of bacteria
Taxon taxon Q133976
Corynebacterium
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Corynebacterium

Summary

Corynebacterium is a taxon[1]. Corynebacterium ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month, #1,464 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Corynebacterium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Corynebacterium is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Corynebacterium is classified within Corynebacteriaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Corynebacterium is Corynebacterium[6].
  • Corynebacterium's Commons category is recorded as Corynebacterium[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Corynebacterium is Corynebacterium diphtheriae[8].
  • Corynebacterium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Corynebacterium[9].
  • Corynebacterium's anatomical location is recorded as human saliva[10].
  • Corynebacterium is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Korünebakterid'}[11].
  • Corynebacterium's LPSN URL is recorded as http://www.bacterio.net/corynebacterium.html[12].
  • Corynebacterium's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/corynebacterium[13].
  • Corynebacterium's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[14].
  • Corynebacterium's habitat is recorded as human saliva[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Corynebacterium is Corynebacterium[6]. Corynebacterium is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Corynebacterium belongs to the parent taxon Corynebacteriaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Corynebacterium is Corynebacterium diphtheriae[8]. Corynebacterium is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Korünebakterid'}[11].

Identifiers

Corynebacterium's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 343305[16]. Corynebacterium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1716[17]. Corynebacterium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 83365[18]. Corynebacterium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3224364[19]. Corynebacterium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 383[20].

Why It Matters

Corynebacterium ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month, #1,464 of 195,241).[2] Corynebacterium has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Corynebacterium is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Preliminary analysis of salivary microbiome and their potential roles in oral lichen planus. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Preliminary analysis of salivary microbiome and their potential roles in oral lichen planus. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Corynebacteriaceae
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Gram staining → gram-positive bacteria
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