''Clostridium haemolyticum'' is a species of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were am ...
in the family of
Clostridiaceae
The Clostridiaceae are a family of the bacterial class Clostridia, and contain the genus '' Clostridium''.
The family Clostridiaceae (scientific name) defined by the taxonomic outline of '' Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology '' contains ...
.
Based on 16S-rDNA sequence analysis, ''C. haemolyticum'' is closely related to ''
C. novyi'' and ''
C. botulinum.''
While ''C. haemolyticum'' has been suggested to be identical to ''C. novyi'' before,
it is considered a valid species as of 2022.
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References
haemolyticum
Bacteria described in 1929
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