Clostridioides difficile
Taxonomy

The species was transferred from the genus Clostridium to Clostridioides in 2016, thus giving it the binomial Clostridioides difficile. This new name reflects the taxonomic differences between this species and members of the genus Clostridium, while maintaining the common name as C. diff. As of 2018, the only other species in this new genus is Clostridioides mangenotii (formerly known as Clostridium mangenotii).
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