Name: "Paraclostridium dentum" Urvashi et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. neut. n. dentum, isolated from dental plaque

Gender: neuter

Type strain: JCM 32760; MTCC 12836; SKVG24

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16S rRNA gene: MF161401 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Urvashi, Choksket S, Jain A, Sharma D, Grover V, Korpole S. Paraclostridium dentum, a novel species with pathogenic features isolated from human dental plaque sample. Anaerobe 2020; 0:102239.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Paraclostridium Sasi Jyothsna et al. 2016

Assigned by: Urvashi, Choksket S, Jain A, Sharma D, Grover V, Korpole S. Paraclostridium dentum, a novel species with pathogenic features isolated from human dental plaque sample. Anaerobe 2020; 0:102239.

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Record number: 12474