Name: "Candidatus Clostridium mucoides" Wambui et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus
Etymology: mu.co.i’des. N.L. neut. adj. mucoides, mucus-like, mucoid colonies
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um mu-ko-I-des, neuter
Original publication:
Wambui J, Tasara T, Bigler L, Stephan R. Tandem solubility enhancing tags enable the heterologous expression and in vitro maturation of a class IIa bacteriocin, clesteriocin a, identified in Candidatus Clostridium mucoides CM038. Front Microbiol 2026; 17:1762029. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Wambui J, Tasara T, Bigler L, Stephan R. Tandem solubility enhancing tags enable the heterologous expression and in vitro maturation of a class IIa bacteriocin, clesteriocin a, identified in Candidatus Clostridium mucoides CM038. Front Microbiol 2026; 17:1762029. 🇨🇭
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