Name: "Inflabilis barati" Prévot 1938

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ba’ra.ti. N.L. gen. masc. n. barati, referring to Barat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: in-FLA-bi-lis BA-ra-ti, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 27638; BCRC 14541; CCRC 14541; CCUG 24033; CIP 104306; DSM 601; JCM 1385

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X68174 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. IV. Critique de la conception actuelle du genre Clostridium. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 61:72-91.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Clostridium baratii corrig. (Prévot 1938) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium baratii corrig. (Prévot 1938) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Eubacterium nitritogenes Prévot 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium perenne (Prévot 1940) McClung and McCoy 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium nitritogenes (Prévot 1940) Bernard et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium paraperfringens Nakamura et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Acuformis perennis" Prévot 1940	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Clostridium barati (Prévot 1938) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Inflabilis" Prévot 1938. Publication: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. IV. Critique de la conception actuelle du genre Clostridium. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 61:72-91.
  • ⏰ According to Cato et al. (1982), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Acuformis perennis" Prévot 1940. Publication: Cato EP, Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Clostridium perenne and Clostridium paraperfringens: later subjective synonyms of Clostridium barati. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:77-81. 🇺🇸
  • ⏰ According to Cato et al. (1982), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium paraperfringens Nakamura et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Cato EP, Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Clostridium perenne and Clostridium paraperfringens: later subjective synonyms of Clostridium barati. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:77-81. 🇺🇸
  • ⏰ According to Cato et al. (1982), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium perenne (Prévot 1940) McClung and McCoy 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Cato EP, Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Clostridium perenne and Clostridium paraperfringens: later subjective synonyms of Clostridium barati. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:77-81. 🇺🇸
  • ⏰ According to Dif et al. (2026), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium nitritogenes (Prévot 1940) Bernard et al. 2018. Publication: Dif G, Bouras N, Djemouai N, Dif I, Zitouni A. Genome-based phylogenomic reassessment of Clostridium with proposals for species synonymization and new subspecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7048. 🇩🇿
  • ⏰ According to Dif et al. (2026), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Eubacterium nitritogenes Prévot 1940 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Dif G, Bouras N, Djemouai N, Dif I, Zitouni A. Genome-based phylogenomic reassessment of Clostridium with proposals for species synonymization and new subspecies. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7048. 🇩🇿
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7121.

Parent taxon: "Inflabilis" Prévot 1938

Assigned by: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. IV. Critique de la conception actuelle du genre Clostridium. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 61:72-91.

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