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Clostridium difficile

species of bacterium
Taxon taxon Q310543
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Clostridium difficile

Summary

Clostridium difficile is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Clostridium difficile's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Clostridium difficile is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Clostridium difficile belongs to the parent taxon Clostridium[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Clostridium difficile is Clostridium difficile[6].
  • Clostridium difficile's Commons category is recorded as Clostridium difficile[7].
  • Clostridium difficile's has effect is recorded as pseudomembranous colitis[8].
  • Clostridium difficile's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/clostridium-difficile[9].
  • Clostridium difficile's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[10].
  • Clostridium difficile's basionym of is recorded as Clostridioides difficile[11].

Body

Classification

Clostridium difficile's scientific name is Clostridium difficile[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Clostridium[5].

Identifiers

Clostridium difficile's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 995330[12]. Clostridium difficile's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3226608[13]. Clostridium difficile's ITIS TSN is recorded as 960739[14].

Why It Matters

Clostridium difficile has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Disease Ontology. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basionym of → Clostridioides difficile
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Gram staining → gram-positive bacteria
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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