Name: Clostridium jeddahitimonense Kieu et al. 2026
Etymology: jed.da.hi.ti.mo.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. jeddahitimonense, a combination of Jeddah, the native city of the patient, and timonense, in reference to hospital La Timone in Marseille, France, where the strain was isolated for the first time
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um jed-da-hi-ti-mo-NEN-se, neuter
Type strain: CL-2; CSUR P1230; DSM 28716
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LK021118
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kieu HT, Garrigou N, Fadlane A, Brechard L, Armstrong N, Decloquement P, Yasir M, Azhar EI, Al-Masaudi SB, Lagier JC, et al. Clostridium culturomicium sp. nov. and Clostridium jeddahitimonense sp. nov., novel members of the Clostridium genus isolated from the stool of an obese Saudi Arabian. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:3586-3595. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 230. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7224.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kieu HT, Garrigou N, Fadlane A, Brechard L, Armstrong N, Decloquement P, Yasir M, Azhar EI, Al-Masaudi SB, Lagier JC, et al. Clostridium culturomicium sp. nov. and Clostridium jeddahitimonense sp. nov., novel members of the Clostridium genus isolated from the stool of an obese Saudi Arabian. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:3586-3595. 🇫🇷
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