Species Clostridium barkeri

Name: Clostridium barkeri Stadtman et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bar’ke.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. barkeri, of Barker, named after Professor H.A. Barker, American biochemist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um BAR-ke-ri, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25849; CIP 104307; DSM 1223; JCM 1389; VKM B-1775; VPI 5359

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M23927 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Stadtman ER, Stadtman TC, Pastan I, Smith LD. Clostridium barkeri sp. n. J Bacteriol 1972; 110:758-760.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Eubacterium barkeri (Stadtman et al. 1972) Collins et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Eubacterium barkeri (Stadtman et al. 1972) Collins et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium barkeri is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Clostridium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 21 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Stadtman ER, Stadtman TC, Pastan I, Smith LD. Clostridium barkeri sp. n. J Bacteriol 1972; 110:758-760.

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Record number: 774833

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