Species ***Clostridium* *tetanomorphum***

Name: Clostridium tetanomorphum (ex Bulloch et al. 1919) Wilde et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: te.ta.no.mor’phum. L. gen. masc. n. tetani, a bacterial specific epithet; Gr. fem. n. morphê, shape or form; N.L. neut. adj. tetanomorphum, [Clostridium] tetani shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … te-ta-no-MOR-p^hum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49273; DSM 4474; NCTC 543; Robertson 259E

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ241819 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wilde E, Hippe H, Tosunoglu N, Schallehn G, Herwig K, Gottschalk G. Clostridium tetanomorphum sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:127-134. 🇩🇪

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, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 78 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: Wilde E, Hippe H, Tosunoglu N, Schallehn G, Herwig K, Gottschalk G. Clostridium tetanomorphum sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:127-134. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 775000

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Species Clostridium tetanomorphum

Species ***Clostridium* *tetanomorphum***