title: Clostridium hastiforme is a later synonym of Tissierella praeacuta.
abstract: The previously proposed species Clostridium hastiforme and Tissierella praeacuta appear to be similar from their published descriptions. Accordingly, the aim of the current study was to perform phenotypic and genetic analyses of the type strains of both species, in order to clarify their taxonomic positions. The type strains of C. hastiforme (DSM 5675(T)) and T. praeacuta (NCTC 11158(T)) exhibited identical biochemical profiles and their 16S rRNA gene sequences displayed 99.9 % similarity. DNA-DNA hybridization was also estimated to be 96.5 %. Thus, it was concluded that C. hastiforme and T. praeacuta are synonyms, where T. praeacuta has priority. An emended description of the genus Tissierella is also given.
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Daejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Daejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ja Ryeong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Daejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Hyo
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Daejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Keun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.affiliation: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Daejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Chun
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: National Research Laboratory of Molecular Ecosystematics, Institute of Probionic, Probionic Corporation, Bio-venture Center, KRIBB, PO Box 115, Yusong, Daejon, Korea.|Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), PO Box 115, Yusong, Daejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Ha
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D003013:Clostridium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S