Species Clostridium cagae

Name: Clostridium cagae Tall et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CECT 9785; CSUR P4344; Marseille P4344

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16S rRNA gene: LT984638 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tall ML, Lo CI, Yimagou EK, Ndongo S, Pham TPT, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F, Levasseur A. Description of Clostridium cagae sp. nov., Clostridium rectalis sp. nov. and Hathewaya massiliensis sp. nov., new anaerobic bacteria isolated from human stool samples. New Microbes New Infect 2020; 37:100719. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Clostridium caccae corrig. Tall et al. 2026

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Clostridium caccae corrig. Tall et al. 2026	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-10.
- 🙅 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: Tall ML, Lo CI, Yimagou EK, Ndongo S, Pham TPT, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F, Levasseur A. Description of Clostridium cagae sp. nov., Clostridium rectalis sp. nov. and Hathewaya massiliensis sp. nov., new anaerobic bacteria isolated from human stool samples. New Microbes New Infect 2020; 37:100719. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 70554

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Species Clostridium cagae