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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Clostridioides difficile
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from NCBI Taxonomy
Clostridioides difficile (Prévot 1938) Lawson et al. 2016
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Clostridium difficile
Species recognized by Global Biotic Interactions
Clostridium difficile (Hall & O'Toole 1935) Prevot 1938

Alternative Names

Bacillus difficilis
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from NCBI Taxonomy
Clostridium difficile
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from NCBI Taxonomy
Peptoclostridium difficile
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from NCBI Taxonomy
Bacillus difficilis
Clostridium difficile
Synonym according to NCBI
Clostridium difficle
Synonym according to NCBI
Peptoclostridium difficile
Bacillus difficilis
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Clostridium difficile
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Peptoclostridium difficile
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test

Common Names

Chinese

困難腸梭菌 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

クロストリディオイデス・ディフィシル preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

مطثيه عسيره preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Curated hierarchies for Clostridioides difficile

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002
Posibacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002
Firmicutes
Clostridia Rainey 2010
Clostridiales Prévot 1953
Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933
Clostridium Prazmowski 1880
75 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002
Posibacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002
Firmicutes
Clostridia Rainey 2010
Clostridiales Prévot 1953
Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933
Clostridium Prazmowski 1880
75 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.