Clostridium haemolyticum

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

Clostridium haemolyticum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Clostridiaceae
Genus: Clostridium
Species:
C. haemolyticum
Binomial name
Clostridium haemolyticum
Clostridium hemolyticum (Hall 1929) Scott et al. 1935 [1]
Synonyms
  • Clostridium hemolyticum

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

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  1. ^ a b 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.