Rejection of Clostridium putrificum and conservation of Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium sporogenes-Opinion 69. Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology

Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1999 Jan:49 Pt 1:339. doi: 10.1099/00207713-49-1-339.

Abstract

The Judicial Commission rejected the name Clostridium putrificum while conserving Clostridium botulinum for toxigenic strains and conserving Clostridium sporogenes for non-toxigenic strains.

MeSH terms

  • Clostridium / classification*
  • Clostridium botulinum / classification*
  • Terminology as Topic