Species ***Clostridium* *colinum***

Name: Clostridium colinum (ex Berkhoff et al. 1974) Berkhoff 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: co.li.num. N.L. masc. n. Colinus, a zoological genus name; N.L. neut. adj. colinum, referring to the most susceptible host, the quail (Colinus virginianus) [probably better: colineum]

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 72042; ATCC 27770; CCUG 21927; DSM 6011; JCM 5831

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X76748 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Berkhoff HA. Clostridium colinum sp. nov., nom. rev., the causative agent of ulcerative enteritis (quail disease) in quail, chickens, and pheasants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:155-159.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Tyzzerella colina" (Berkhoff 1985 ex Berkhoff et al. 1974) Yutin and Galperin 2013	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Emendations:
- Köller et al. 2022 Koller N, Hahnke S, Zverlov V, Wibberg D, Klingl A, Busche T, Klocke M, Puhler A, Schluter A, Liebl W, et al. Anaeropeptidivorans aminofermentans gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic proteolytic salt-tolerant bacterium isolated from a laboratory-scale biogas fermenter, and emended description of Clostridium colinum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5668. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5799.

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 23 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Berkhoff HA. Clostridium colinum sp. nov., nom. rev., the causative agent of ulcerative enteritis (quail disease) in quail, chickens, and pheasants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:155-159.

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Species Clostridium colinum

Species ***Clostridium* *colinum***