''Clostridium piliforme'' is an

anaerobic Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to: *Adhesive#Anaerobic, Anaerobic ad ...

motile Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently using metabolic energy. This biological concept encompasses movement at various levels, from whole organisms to cells and subcellular components. Motility is observed in animals, mi ...

, gram-negative bacterium. It is the causing agent of Tyzzer's disease in various

mammal A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a broad neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three ...

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 The Lachnospiraceae are a family of obligately anaerobic, variably spore-forming bacteria in the order Eubacteriales that ferment diverse plant polysaccharides to short-chain fatty acids (butyrate, acetate) and alcohols (ethanol). These bacteria ...

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* * Gram-positive bacteria Bacteria described in 1993 piliforme {{Clostridia-stub