''Sarcina ventriculi'' is a bacterial species in the

Clostridiaceae The Clostridiaceae are a family of the bacteria Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryo ...

family. Phylogenetics have placed ''S. ventriculi'' and ''

Sarcina maxima ''Sarcina maxima'' is a bacterium from the genus ''Sarcina'' which has been isolated from faeces of an elephant Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ('' ...

'' within the genus ''

Clostridium ''Clostridium'' is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria. Species of ''Clostridium'' inhabit soils and the intestinal tracts of animals, including humans. This genus includes several significant human pathogens, including the causative ...

''. It has been proposed to be renamed to ''Clostridium ventriculi'' in 2016, but ultimately retained its name due to the genus name of ''Sarcina'' taking priority over ''Clostridium''.

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Bacteria described in 1842 Clostridiaceae {{Clostridia-stub