Clostridium_haemolyticum

<i>Clostridium haemolyticum</i>

Clostridium haemolyticum

Species of bacterium


Clostridium haemolyticum is a species of bacteria in the family of Clostridiaceae.

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Based on 16S-rDNA sequence analysis, C. haemolyticum is closely related to C. novyi and C. botulinum.[2] While C. haemolyticum has been suggested to be identical to C. novyi before,[3] it is considered a valid species as of 2022.[1]


References

  1. Page Species: Clostridium haemolyticum on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  2. Sasaki Y, Takikawa N, Kojima A, Norimatsu M, Suzuki S, Tamura Y (May 2001). "Phylogenetic positions of Clostridium novyi and Clostridium haemolyticum based on 16S rDNA sequences". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (Pt 3): 901–4. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-3-901. PMID 11411712.
  3. Oakley CL, Warrack GH, Clarke PH (Jan 1947). "The toxins of Clostridium oedematiens (Cl. novyi)". Journal of General Microbiology. 1 (1): 91–107. doi:10.1099/00221287-1-1-91. PMID 20238541.

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