Name: "Clostridioides subdifficilis" Aguilar et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: sub.dif.fi’ci.lis. L. prep. sub, under, close to; L. masc./fem. adj. difficilis, the specific epithet of C. difficile; N.L. masc./fem. adj. subdifficilis, close to difficile, referring to its phylogenetic position relative to C. difficile
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-tri-di-o-I-des sub-dif-FI-ki-lis, neuter
Nomenclatural type: DSM 113156; JCM 38293; LIBA-6622
16S rRNA gene:
CP196998
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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