Species ***Clostridium* *drakei***

Name: Clostridium drakei Liou et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dra’ke.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. drakei, of Drake, in recognition of Harold L. Drake’s contributions to our understanding of the physiology and ecology of acetogens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um DRA-ke-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-623; DSM 12750; SL1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18813 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liou JS, Balkwill DL, Drake GR, Tanner RS. Clostridium carboxidivorans sp. nov., a solvent-producing clostridium isolated from an agricultural settling lagoon, and reclassification of the acetogen Clostridium scatologenes strain SL1 as Clostridium drakei sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2085-2091. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 15 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Clostridium scatologenes (Weinberg and Ginsbourg 1927) Prévot 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Prévot AR. Manuel de Classification et de Détermination des Bactéries Anaérobies, 2nd ed. Masson, Paris, 1948. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🫡 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 genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Clostridium scatologenes (Weinberg and Ginsbourg 1927) Prévot 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Prévot AR. Manuel de Classification et de Détermination des Bactéries Anaérobies, 2nd ed. Masson, Paris, 1948. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Liou JS, Balkwill DL, Drake GR, Tanner RS. Clostridium carboxidivorans sp. nov., a solvent-producing clostridium isolated from an agricultural settling lagoon, and reclassification of the acetogen Clostridium scatologenes strain SL1 as Clostridium drakei sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2085-2091. 🇺🇸

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Species Clostridium drakei

Species ***Clostridium* *drakei***