'Clostridium mediterraneense,' a new bacterial species isolated from the human gut.

S. Ndongo (1) , N. Cassir (1) , J. Delerce (1) , Didier Raoult (1) , B. La Scola (1)

1 URMITE - Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes

We report the main characteristics of 'Clostridium mediterraneense' sp. nov., strain Marseille-P2434(T) (CSUR P2434), a new species within the genus Clostridium. This strain was isolated from the gut microbiota of a 66-year-old diabetic patient in Marseille, France.

Mots clés: culturomics; taxonogenomics; gut microbiota; Clostridium mediterraneense; diabetic patient

Domaines: Microbiologie et Parasitologie

S. Ndongo, N. Cassir, J. Delerce, Didier Raoult, B. La Scola. 'Clostridium mediterraneense,' a new bacterial species isolated from the human gut.. New Microbes and New Infections, 2017, 20, pp.25--26. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2017.09.001⟩. ⟨hal-01795954⟩