Nakamura S, Okado I, Abe T, Nishida S
J Gen Microbiol. 1979 Jul;113(1):29-35. doi: 10.1099/00221287-113-1-29.
Clostridium tetani and its related species C. tetanomorphum, C. cochlearium and C. lentoputrescens were examined for DNA-DNA homology and biochemical properties. Two distinctly different groups were included under the name of C. tetanomorphum: one was identical with C. cochlearium and the name C. tetanomorphum was applied to the other group with some amendment of biochemical properties. Comparison of the type strain of C. lentoputrescens with wild strains obtained from horse faeces indicated that the name C. lentoputrescens should be abolished as a later synonym of C. cochlearium. Liquefaction of gelatin and spore shape, which have been used as the important criteria for differentiation of C. tetani-related species, were genetically insignificant.
对破伤风梭菌及其相关菌种破伤风样梭菌、耳蜗梭菌和缓腐梭菌进行了DNA-DNA同源性和生化特性检测。在破伤风样梭菌名下包括两个明显不同的组：一组与耳蜗梭菌相同，另一组在生化特性上稍有改变后仍称为破伤风样梭菌。缓腐梭菌模式菌株与从马粪便中分离得到的野生菌株的比较表明，缓腐梭菌应作为耳蜗梭菌的晚出同义词予以废除。曾作为区分破伤风梭菌相关菌种重要标准的明胶液化和芽孢形态在遗传上并无意义。
