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Species Clostridium ganghwense

Name: Clostridium ganghwense Kim et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: gangh.wen’se. N.L. neut. adj. ganghwense, named after Ganghwa Island in South Korea, the geographical origin of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um gan͡gh-WEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 18771; HY-42-06; IMSNU 40127; JCM 13193; KCTC 5146

16S rRNA gene: AY903294 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Kim S, Jeong H, Kim S, Chun J. Clostridium ganghwense sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:691-693. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1461-1462.

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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kim S, Jeong H, Kim S, Chun J. Clostridium ganghwense sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:691-693. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 783666