Species Clostridium coccoides

Name: Clostridium coccoides Kaneuchi et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: coc.co’i.des. N.L. masc. n. coccus, coccus; from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed; L. adj. suff. -oides, ressembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. neut. adj. coccoides, berry-shaped

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29236; DSM 935; JCM 1395; NCTC 11035

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16S rRNA gene: AB571656 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kaneuchi C, Benno Y, Mitsuoka T. Clostridium cocoides, a new species from the feces of mice. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:482-486.

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: Blautia coccoides (Kaneuchi et al. 1976) Liu et al. 2008

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Blautia coccoides (Kaneuchi et al. 1976) Liu et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium coccoides 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 266 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: Kaneuchi C, Benno Y, Mitsuoka T. Clostridium cocoides, a new species from the feces of mice. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:482-486.

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Record number: 774858

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Species Clostridium coccoides