Species Clostridium hemolyticum

Name: Clostridium hemolyticum (Hall 1929) Scott et al. 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus hemolyticus" Hall 1929

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um he-mo-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 9650; DSM 5565; NCTC 13022

16S rRNA gene: AB640687 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Scott J, Turner AW, Vawter LR. Gas edema diseases. Twelfth International Veterinary Congress 1935; 2:168-182.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Clostridium haemolyticum corrig. (Hall 1929) Scott et al. 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Bacillus hemolyticus" Hall 1929	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Clostridium haemolyticum corrig. (Hall 1929) Scott et al. 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "bovis: 1 animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Scott J, Turner AW, Vawter LR. Gas edema diseases. Twelfth International Veterinary Congress 1935; 2:168-182.

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Record number: 19788

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