Species ***Clostridium* *senegalense***

Name: Clostridium senegalense Mishra et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.ne.ga.len’se. N.L. neut. adj. senegalense, pertaining to, or originating from Senegal, the country from which the specimen was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … se-ne-ga-LEN-se, neuter

Type strain: CSUR P152; DSM 25507; JC122; JF82824801

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF824801 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Mishra AK, Lagier JC, Robert C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Clostridium senegalense sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 6:386-395. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 165. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2777-2783.

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 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 5 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.
- 🧍 Etymology corrected on validation. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 165. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2777-2783.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mishra AK, Lagier JC, Robert C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Clostridium senegalense sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 6:386-395. 🇫🇷

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Species Clostridium senegalense

Species ***Clostridium* *senegalense***