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Species Clostridium innocuum

Name: Clostridium innocuum Smith and King 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: L. neut. adj. innocuum, harmless

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 14501; BCRC 14517; CCRC 14517; CCUG 36763; DSM 1286; JCM 1292; NCIB 10674; NCIMB 10674

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Original publication: Smith LD, King E. Clostridium innocuum, sp. n., a sporeforming anaerobe isolated from human infections. J Bacteriol 1962; 83:938-939.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Smith LD, King E. Clostridium innocuum, sp. n., a sporeforming anaerobe isolated from human infections. J Bacteriol 1962; 83:938-939.

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Record number: 774902