Species ***Clostridium* *sporosphaeroides***

Name: Clostridium sporosphaeroides Soriano and Soriano 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: Gr. n. sporos, seed; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, sphere; Gr. suff. -eides, ressembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. adj. sporosphaeroides, having spherical spores

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25781; DSM 1294

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16S rRNA gene: M59116 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Soriano S, Soriano A. Nueva bacteria anaerobia productora de una alteracion en sordinas envasadas. Revista de la Asocion Argentina de Dietologia 1948; 6:36-41.

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Soriano S, Soriano A. Nueva bacteria anaerobia productora de una alteracion en sordinas envasadas. Revista de la Asocion Argentina de Dietologia 1948; 6:36-41.

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Species Clostridium sporosphaeroides

Species ***Clostridium* *sporosphaeroides***