PURSUIT OF THE CORYNEBACTERIUM-STRIATUM TYPE STRAIN

The description of Corynebacterium striatum (Chester 1901) Eberson 191 8AL in Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology has many inconsisten cies with the identification scheme from the Centers for Disease Contr ol and Prevention. We have studied the four C. striatum reference stra ins available from the American Type Culture Collection and the Nation al Collection of Type Cultures and found that they fit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention description of this species. However, it appears that the wrong strains were deposited for this species, bec ause none of the reference strains fits the descriptions in the origin al publications. This is a substantial case for declaring it a nomen d ubium, but the name could be rescued if a careful search reveals a str ain that was used in making the original description. It is hoped that some readers may have the missing strains labeled with the early name s Bacillus striatus, Bacillus flavidus, or Corynebacterium flavidum.