| Clostridium estertheticum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Division: | Firmicutes |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Family: | Clostridiaceae |
| Genus: | Clostridium |
| Species: | Cl. estertheticum |
| Binomial name | |
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Clostridium estertheticum Collins et al. 1993 emend. Spring et al. 2003 |
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Clostridium estertheticum is an anaerobic, psychrophilic, motile, gram-positive bacterium. Cl. estertheticum reproduces by sporulation.
Brightwell, Gale; Clemens, Robyn (December 2012). "Development and validation of a real-time PCR assay specific for Clostridium estertheticum and C. estertheticum-like psychrotolerant bacteria". Meat Science. 92 (4): 697–703. doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.06.025.