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Clostridium difficile and Clostridioides difficile: Two validly published and correct names

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ANAEROBE
Volume 52, Issue -, Pages 125-126

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.07.005

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Clostridium difficile; Clostridioides difficile; Nomenclature; Taxonomy; Prokaryotic Code

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The current status of the names Clostridium difficile and Clostridioides difficile is explained in view of the current confusion about the correct name of this well-known pathogen. Both names have been validly published under the provisions of the Prokaryotic Code and both names can be used. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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