Species ***Clostridium* *scindens***

Name: Clostridium scindens Morris et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: scin’dens. L. neut. part. adj. scindens, splitting, because it produces a desmolase

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um SKIN-dens, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35704; Bokkenheuser 19; CIP 106687; DSM 5676; JCM 6567

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF262238 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Morris GN, Winter J, Cato EP, Ritchie AE, Bokkenheuser VD. Clostridium scindens sp. nov., a human intestinal bacterium with desmolytic activity on corticoids. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:478-481.

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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 128 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species is susceptible to being reclassified among Lachnospiraceae and as a new combination with Extibacter or as a new genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Morris GN, Winter J, Cato EP, Ritchie AE, Bokkenheuser VD. Clostridium scindens sp. nov., a human intestinal bacterium with desmolytic activity on corticoids. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:478-481.

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Species Clostridium scindens

Species ***Clostridium* *scindens***