"Clostridium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of motile or nonmotile gram-positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. They occur in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals.
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D003013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.300.390.400.200 B03.353.625.375.500 B03.510.415.400.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clostridium" by people in Profiles.
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Reclassification of Clostridium cocleatum, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium spiroforme and Clostridium saccharogumia as Thomasclavelia cocleata gen. nov., comb. nov., Thomasclavelia ramosa comb. nov., gen. nov., Thomasclavelia spiroformis comb. nov. and Thomasclavelia saccharogumia comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2023 Feb; 73(1).
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Clostridium muellerianum sp. nov., a carbon monoxide-oxidizing acetogen isolated from old hay. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2022 Mar; 72(3).
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Clostridium chrysemydis sp. nov., isolated from the faecal material of a painted turtle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2021 Sep; 71(9).
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Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2018 Oct; 68(10):3197-3211.
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Biochar enhanced ethanol and butanol production by Clostridium carboxidivorans from syngas. Bioresour Technol. 2018 Oct; 265:128-138.
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Characterization of a cold-active bacterium isolated from the South Pole "Ice Tunnel". Extremophiles. 2017 Sep; 21(5):891-901.
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Clostridium amazonense sp. nov. an obliqately anaerobic bacterium isolated from a remote Amazonian community in Peru. Anaerobe. 2015 Oct; 35(Pt B):33-7.
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Butanol and hexanol production in Clostridium carboxidivorans syngas fermentation: Medium development and culture techniques. Bioresour Technol. 2015 Aug; 190:114-21.
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Improved conversion efficiencies for n-fatty acid reduction to primary alcohols by the solventogenic acetogen "Clostridium ragsdalei". J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 Jan; 42(1):29-38.
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Mixed culture syngas fermentation and conversion of carboxylic acids into alcohols. Bioresour Technol. 2014; 152:337-46.