Name: "Clostridioides divergens" Aguilar et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: di.ver’gens. N.L. neut. part. adj. divergens, separating from one another, diverging, referring to the phylogenetic distance from C. difficile and other related species
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-tri-di-o-I-des di-WER-gens, neuter
Nomenclatural type: DSM 113161; JCM 38292; LIBA-7678
16S rRNA gene:
CP196987
Analyse
FASTA
Original publication:
Aguilar D, Riedel T, Maass S, Trautwein-Schult A, Neumann-Schaal M, Kirstein S, Schober I, Bunk B, Acuna-Amador L, Lopez-Urena D, et al. Beyond difficile: three novel toxin B-producing Clostridioides species from human patients with diarrhea. Emerg Microbes Infect 2026; 15:2671473. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Clostridioides Lawson et al. 2016
Assigned by:
Aguilar D, Riedel T, Maass S, Trautwein-Schult A, Neumann-Schaal M, Kirstein S, Schober I, Bunk B, Acuna-Amador L, Lopez-Urena D, et al. Beyond difficile: three novel toxin B-producing Clostridioides species from human patients with diarrhea. Emerg Microbes Infect 2026; 15:2671473. 🇩🇪
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