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Species Clostridium indolis
Name: Clostridium indolis McClung and McCoy 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: in.do’lis. N.L. neut. n. indolum, indole; N.L. gen. neut. n. indolis, of indole
Type strain: ATCC 25771; DSM 755; JCM 1380; NCIB 9731; NCIMB 9731; NCTC 11811
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB971794
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FASTA
Effective publication:
McClung LS, McCoy E. Genus II. Clostridium Prazmowski 1880. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1957, p. 634-693. 
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: Lacrimispora indolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Lacrimispora indolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Eubacterium indolis" (McClung and McCoy 1957) De Vos et al. 2009 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Kobayashi et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999.
Publication:
Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Lacrimispora brassicae sp. nov. isolated from fermented cabbage, and proposal of Clostridium indicum Gundawar et al. 2019 and Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999 as heterotypic synonyms of Lacrimispora amygdalina (Parshina et al. 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020 and Lacrimispora indolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6456.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6494.
- ❗ Clostridium indolis 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 = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 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 11 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 Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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⏰ According to Kobayashi et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999.
Publication:
Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Lacrimispora brassicae sp. nov. isolated from fermented cabbage, and proposal of Clostridium indicum Gundawar et al. 2019 and Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999 as heterotypic synonyms of Lacrimispora amygdalina (Parshina et al. 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020 and Lacrimispora indolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6456.
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
McClung LS, McCoy E. Genus II. Clostridium Prazmowski 1880. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1957, p. 634-693.
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Record number: 774901
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