Species ***Clostridium* *intestinale***

Name: Clostridium intestinale corrig. Lee et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.tes.ti.na’le. L. neut. adj. intestinum, intestine; L. neut. adj. suff. -ale, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. intestinale, pertaining to the intestine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um in-tes-ti-NA-le, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49213; Catt39; DSM 6191; JCM 7506

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X76740 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee WK, Fujisawa T, Kawamura S, Itoh K, Mitsuoka T. Clostridium intestinalis sp. nov., an aerotolerant species isolated from the feces of cattle and pigs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:334-336.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Clostridium intestinalis Lee et al. 1989	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03685 (N = 27).
- 😷 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 = 1. — 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 14 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 species itself.
- 🧍 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. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1074; Clostridium intestinalis (sic). Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷
- 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, intestinalis (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lee WK, Fujisawa T, Kawamura S, Itoh K, Mitsuoka T. Clostridium intestinalis sp. nov., an aerotolerant species isolated from the feces of cattle and pigs. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:334-336.

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Species Clostridium intestinale

Species ***Clostridium* *intestinale***