Name: Clostridium leptum Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: lep’tum. Gr. masc. adj. leptos, thin, delicate; N.L. neut. adj. leptum, thin, delicate, referring to the morphological appearance of the cells
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um LEP-tum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 29065; CCUG 48287; DSM 753; VPI T7
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16S rRNA gene:
AJ305238
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Moore WEC, Johnson JL, Holdeman LV. Emendation of Bacteriodaceae and Butyrivibrio and descriptions of Desulfomonas gen. nov. and ten new species in the genera Desulfomonas, Butyrivibrio, Eubacterium, Clostridium, and Ruminococcus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:238-252. 
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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Moore WEC, Johnson JL, Holdeman LV. Emendation of Bacteriodaceae and Butyrivibrio and descriptions of Desulfomonas gen. nov. and ten new species in the genera Desulfomonas, Butyrivibrio, Eubacterium, Clostridium, and Ruminococcus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:238-252.
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