Corynebacterium pyogenes Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Classification phylum Actinomycetota class Actinomycetes order Actinomycetales family Actinomycetaceae genus Trueperella species Trueperella pyogenes Name Homonyms Corynebacterium pyogenes (equi) "Corynebacterium pyogenes (equi)" Miessner and Wetzel 1923 Corynebacterium pyogenes Corynebacterium pyogenes (Glage 1903) Eberson 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)