Clostridium piliforme

Clostridium piliforme is an anaerobic, motile, gram-negative bacterium. It is the causing agent of Tyzzer's disease in various mammals.

Clostridium piliforme
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Eubacteriales
Family:	Clostridiaceae
Genus:	Clostridium
Species:	C. piliforme
Binomial name
Clostridium piliforme (ex Tyzzer 1917) Duncan et al. 1993[1]
Synonyms
Bacillus piliformis "Tyzzerella piliformis" (Duncan et al. 1993) Yutin and Galperin 2013[1]

Taxonomy

C. piliforme was assigned to the genus Clostridium, where it was later ordered to the Cluster XIVb, being closely related to C. colinum. In 2013, it was proposed to be moved to the new genus "Tyzzerella" in the family of Lachnospiraceae.

References

1. Page Species: Clostridium piliforme on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

Sources

• "Clostridium piliforme (Tyzzer's bacillus): Duncan et al. 1993". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• UniProt. "Clostridium piliforme". Retrieved 2011-12-28.

External links

• "Oldstyle id: 78933708d686d637f9c7a2b970d4bfab". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
• "Clostridium piliforme" at the Encyclopedia of Life