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Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein Genome Structure PMC Taxonomy BioCollections
   
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Database name Direct links Subtree links Links from type
BioProject 2 2 -
BioSample 2 2 -
Gene 1 1 -
Identical Protein Groups 3,701 3,701 -
Nucleotide 88 88 83
PMC 4 4 -
Protein 6,959 6,959 -
Taxonomy 1 1 -

Clostridium combesii

Taxonomy ID: 39481 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:39481)
current name
Clostridium combesii  (Prévot and Laplanche 1947) Bernard et al. 2018 in [Bernard K et al. (2018)]
basionym:
Eubacterium combesii  (Prévot and Laplanche 1947) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) in  in  [Skerman VBD et al. (1980)] , [Holdeman LV & Moore WEC (1970)]
type strain of Eubacterium combesii: ATCC : 25545 , DSM : 20696 , JCM : 9988
homotypic synonym:
"Cillobacterium combesi"  Prévot and Laplanche 1947 in [Prévot AR & Laplanche J (1947)]
homotypic synonym:
Clostridium botulinum subsp. combesii  (Prévot and Laplanche 1947) Dif et al. 2026 in [Dif G et al. (2026)]
NCBI BLAST name: firmicutes
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial, Archaeal and Plant Plastid)
Lineage(full)
cellular organisms; Bacteria; Bacillati; Bacillota; Clostridia; Eubacteriales; Clostridiaceae; Clostridium; Clostridium botulinum group

Comments and References:
Skerman VBD et al. (1980)
Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. "Approved Lists of Bacterial Names." Intl. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30(1):225-420.
Holdeman LV & Moore WEC (1970)
Prévot AR & Laplanche J (1947)
Bernard K et al. (2018) , Pubmed: abstract
Bernard, K., Burdz, T., Wiebe, D., Alfa, M., and Bernier, A.M. "Clostridium neonatale sp. nov. linked to necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates and a clarification of species assignable to the genus Clostridium (Prazmowski 1880) emend. Lawson and Rainey 2016." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2018) 68(8):2416-2423.
Dif G et al. (2026) , Pubmed: abstract
Dif, G., Bouras, N., Djemouai, N., Dif, I., and Zitouni, A. "Genome-based phylogenomic reassessment of Clostridium with proposals for species synonymization and new subspecies." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2026) 76(2):007048.
Eubacterium combesii
On the basis of accession L34614, putatively from the type strain of Eubacterium combesii, this species was moved to the unclassified Propionibacteriaceae on 15 October 1996 and subsequently transferred to the unclassified Propionibacterinae. More recently, another sequence from the same strain (accession AY533380) clearly places this species in the Clostridiales. The sequence in accession L34614 is liable to be in error.
Dobritsa AP et al. (2018)
Dobritsa, A.P., Kutumbaka, K.K., and Samadpour, M., "Reclassification of Eubacterium combesii and discrepancies in the nomenclature of botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia: Challenging Opinion 69. Request for an Opinion." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2018) 68(9):3068-3075.
JUDICIAL OPINION 121 (2022)
Arahal, D.R., Busse, H.-J., Bull, C.T., Christensen, H., Chuvochina, M., Dedysh, S.N., Fournier, P.-E., Konstantinidis, K.T., Parker, C.T., Rossello-Mora, R., Ventosa, A., and Göker, M. "Judicial Opinions 112-122." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2022) 72(8):005481. [N.B.: Judicial Opinion 121 rejects the request of Dobritsa et al. (2018).]

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

LinkOut Subject LinkOut Provider
Clostridium combesii type strain (BD-ID 5421) meta-databases BacDive
Eubacterium combesii (PrA%A9vot and Laplanche 1947) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) taxonomy/phylogenetic Encyclopedia of life
GOLD: Go0484147 organism-specific Genomes On Line Database
Eubacterium combesii culture/stock collections Global Catalogue of Microorganisms
2916602691: Clostridium combesii DSM 20696 organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
Clostridium combesii | SeqCode Registry taxonomy/phylogenetic SeqCode Registry
Clostridium combesii type strain (SI-ID 38588) meta-databases StrainInfo, Leibniz Institute DSMZ
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Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.


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