Species ***Clostridium* *moniliforme***

Name: Clostridium moniliforme (Repaci 1910) Lawson and Rainey 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus moniliforme" Repaci 1910

Etymology: mo.ni.li.for’me. L. neut. n. monile, a necklace; L. fem. n. forma, shape; N.L. neut. adj. moniliforme, necklace-shaped

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 2055; ATCC 25546; CCUG 28088; CIPP 2055; DSM 3984; JCM 9990

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB540985 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lawson PA, Rainey FA. Proposal to restrict the genus Clostridium Prazmowski to Clostridium butyricum and related species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1009-1016.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Eubacterium moniliforme (Repaci 1910) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Bacillus moniliforme" Repaci 1910	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species. 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: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lawson PA, Rainey FA. Proposal to restrict the genus Clostridium Prazmowski to Clostridium butyricum and related species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1009-1016.

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Species Clostridium moniliforme

Species ***Clostridium* *moniliforme***