Species ***Clostridium* *oceanicum***

Name: Clostridium oceanicum Smith 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ce.a’ni.cum. Gr. masc. n. Ôkeanos, the ocean; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used withe sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. oceanicum, belonging to the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-ke-A-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25647; DSM 1290; JCM 1407; LMG 3287

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59101 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Smith LD. Clostridium oceanicum, sp. n., a sporeforming anaerobe isolated from marine sediments. J Bacteriol 1970; 103:811-813.

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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 2023-10-29. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Smith LD. Clostridium oceanicum, sp. n., a sporeforming anaerobe isolated from marine sediments. J Bacteriol 1970; 103:811-813.

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Record number: 774937

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Species Clostridium oceanicum

Species ***Clostridium* *oceanicum***