Species Clostridium cocleatum

Name: Clostridium cocleatum Kaneuchi et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: coc.le.a’tum. L. fem. n. coclea, a snail shell or whirlpool; L. neut. adj. cocleatum, in the shape of a snail shell or whirlpool

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29902; CCUG 46310; DSM 1551; I50; JCM 1397; NCTC 11210

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18188 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kaneuchi C, Miyazato T, Shinjo T, Mitsuoka T. Taxonomic study of helically coiled, sporeforming anaerobes isolated from the intestines of humans and other animals: Clostridium cocleatum sp. nov. and Costridium spiroforme sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:1-12.

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

Correct name: Thomasclavelia cocleata (Kaneuchi et al. 1979) Lawson et al. 2023

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Thomasclavelia cocleata (Kaneuchi et al. 1979) Lawson et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium cocleatum 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, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 19 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species was isolated from feces in healthy individuals. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kaneuchi C, Miyazato T, Shinjo T, Mitsuoka T. Taxonomic study of helically coiled, sporeforming anaerobes isolated from the intestines of humans and other animals: Clostridium cocleatum sp. nov. and Costridium spiroforme sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:1-12.

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Species Clostridium cocleatum