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Species Clostridium hastiforme
Name: Clostridium hastiforme MacLennan 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: has.ti.for.me. L. fem. n. hasta, a spear; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. neut. adj. hastiforme, spear-shaped
Type strain: ATCC 33268; CCUG 21837; DSM 5675; NCTC 11832; VPI 12193
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X80841
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Maclennan JD. The nonsaccharolytic plectridial anaerobes. Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology 1939; 49:535-548. 
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: Tissierella praeacuta (Tissier 1908) Collins and Shah 1986
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Coccobacillus praeacutus" Tissier 1908 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Bacteroides praeacutus (Tissier 1908) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Tissierella praeacuta (Tissier 1908) Collins and Shah 1986 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Bä et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Coccobacillus praeacutus" Tissier 1908.
Publication:
Bae JW, Park JR, Chang YH, Rhee SK, Kim BC, Park YH. Clostridium hastiforme is a later synonym of Tissierella praeacuta. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:947-949.
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⏲ According to Bä et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Bacteroides praeacutus (Tissier 1908) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Bae JW, Park JR, Chang YH, Rhee SK, Kim BC, Park YH. Clostridium hastiforme is a later synonym of Tissierella praeacuta. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:947-949.
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⏲ According to Bä et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Tissierella praeacuta (Tissier 1908) Collins and Shah 1986.
Publication:
Bae JW, Park JR, Chang YH, Rhee SK, Kim BC, Park YH. Clostridium hastiforme is a later synonym of Tissierella praeacuta. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:947-949.
- ❗ Clostridium hastiforme 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 18 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 species itself.
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⏲ According to Bä et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Coccobacillus praeacutus" Tissier 1908.
Publication:
Bae JW, Park JR, Chang YH, Rhee SK, Kim BC, Park YH. Clostridium hastiforme is a later synonym of Tissierella praeacuta. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:947-949.
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Maclennan JD. The nonsaccharolytic plectridial anaerobes. Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology 1939; 49:535-548.
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Record number: 774892
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