Species Clostridium caseinilyticum

Name: Clostridium caseinilyticum Shani et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.se.i.ni.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. caseinum, casein; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. caseinilyticum, casein-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: ka-se-i-ni-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CCOS 2102; DSM 117478; FAM 1755; LMG 33232

16S rRNA gene: PV016861 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shani N, Zago M, Berthoud H, Marzohl D, Michellod E, Gindro K, Giraffa G, Arias-Roth E. Clostridium caseinilyticum sp. nov., a close relative of Clostridium tepidum and Clostridium sporogenes, isolated from spoiled cheese and silage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6875.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6926.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shani N, Zago M, Berthoud H, Marzohl D, Michellod E, Gindro K, Giraffa G, Arias-Roth E. Clostridium caseinilyticum sp. nov., a close relative of Clostridium tepidum and Clostridium sporogenes, isolated from spoiled cheese and silage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6875.

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Record number: 66946
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