Species ***Clostridium* *innocuum***

Name: Clostridium innocuum Smith and King 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.no.cu.um. L. neut. adj. innocuum, harmless

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 14501; BCRC 14517; CCRC 14517; CCUG 36763; DSM 1286; JCM 1292; NCIB 10674; NCIMB 10674

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M23732 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Smith LD, King E. Clostridium innocuum, sp. n., a sporeforming anaerobe isolated from human infections. J Bacteriol 1962; 83:938-939.

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 under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 116 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established 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.
- 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species may be reclassified among Eryspelotrichaceae and as a new combination or as a new genus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Smith LD, King E. Clostridium innocuum, sp. n., a sporeforming anaerobe isolated from human infections. J Bacteriol 1962; 83:938-939.

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Species Clostridium innocuum

Species ***Clostridium* *innocuum***