sentences:  Due to its resemblance to another genus of bacteria, "Corynebacterium", "A. haemolyticum" was initially classified as "C. pyogenes" subspecies "hominus".It was known for several decades as "Corynebacterium haemolyticum"; controversies regarding classification were resolved in 1982 when a new genus, "Arcanobacterium", was created by Collins et al.to reclassify "Corynebacterium haemolyticum" on the basis of its peptidoglycan, fatty acid, and DNA characteristics.