Species Clostridium lentoputrescens

Name: Clostridium lentoputrescens Hartsell and Rettger 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: len.to.pu.tres’cens. L. masc. adj. lentus, slow; L. pres. part. putrescens, decaying; N.L. neut. part. adj. lentoputrescens, slowly decaying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um len-to-pu-TRES-kens, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 17794; NCTC 13028

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC007105 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hartsell SE, Rettger LF. A Taxonomic Study of "Clostridium putrificum" and its establishment as a Definite Entity-Clostridium lentoputrescens, Nov. Spec. J Bacteriol 1934; 27:497-515.

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: Clostridium cochlearium (Douglas et al. 1919) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Bacillus cochlearius" Douglas et al. 1919	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Clostridium cochlearium (Douglas et al. 1919) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Nakamura et al. (1979), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus cochlearius" Douglas et al. 1919. Publication: Nakamura S, Okado I, Abe T, Nishida S. Taxonomy of Clostridium tetani and related species. J Gen Microbiol 1979; 113:29-35.
- ⏲ According to Nakamura et al. (1979), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Clostridium cochlearium (Douglas et al. 1919) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Nakamura S, Okado I, Abe T, Nishida S. Taxonomy of Clostridium tetani and related species. J Gen Microbiol 1979; 113:29-35.
- ❗ Clostridium lentoputrescens 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 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, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Clostridium putrificum (Trevisan 1889) Reddish and Rettger 1922 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Reddish G, Rettger L. Clostridium putrificum (B. putrificus Beinstock) a distinct species. Abstracts of Bacteriology 1922; 6:9. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🥱 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 genus. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more (but still isn't preferred) in favour of .

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hartsell SE, Rettger LF. A Taxonomic Study of "Clostridium putrificum" and its establishment as a Definite Entity-Clostridium lentoputrescens, Nov. Spec. J Bacteriol 1934; 27:497-515.

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Species Clostridium lentoputrescens