Species ***Clostridium* *sartagoforme***

Name: Clostridium sartagoforme corrig. Partansky and Henry 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sar.ta.go.for’me. L. fem. n. sartago, frying pan; L. neut. adj. suff. -forme, of the shape of; N.L. neut. adj. sartagoforme, intended to mean shaped like a frying pan (in reference to a sporulating cell) [probably better: sartaginiforme]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sar-ta-go-FOR-me, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25778; DSM 1292; JCM 1413

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB971796 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Partansky AM, Henry BS. Anaerobic Bacteria Capable of the Fermentation of Sulfite Waste Liquor. J Bacteriol 1935; 30:559-571.

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Clostridium sartagoformum Partansky and Henry 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

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. — 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 8 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.
- 🧍 The original spelling, Clostridium sartagoformum (sic), has been corrected by Cato et al. 1986. Publication: Cato EP, George WL, Finegold SM. Genus Clostridium Prazmowski 1880, 23AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1141-1200.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Partansky AM, Henry BS. Anaerobic Bacteria Capable of the Fermentation of Sulfite Waste Liquor. J Bacteriol 1935; 30:559-571.

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Species Clostridium sartagoforme

Species ***Clostridium* *sartagoforme***