Clostridium diolis

{{Short description|Species of bacterium}}

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| genus = Clostridium

| species = diolis

| authority = Biebl and Spröer 2003{{cite journal|last1=Parte|first1=A.C.|title=Clostridium|journal=LPSN|url=https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/clostridium}}

| type_strain = 88-273, ATCC BAA-557, Biebl SH1, CIP 107836, DSM 15410, DSM 5431, SH1, VTT E-032442{{cite journal|title=Clostridium diolis Taxon Passport - StrainInfo|website=www.straininfo.net|url=http://www.straininfo.net/taxa/14118|language=en|access-date=2017-12-03|archive-date=2018-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227070506/http://www.straininfo.net/taxa/14118|url-status=dead}}

| synonyms = Clostridium diolicum{{cite journal|title=Clostridium diolis|website=www.uniprot.org|url=https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/223919|language=en}}

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Clostridium diolis is a bacterium from the genus Clostridium which has been isolated from decaying straw in Braunschweig in Germany.{{cite journal|last1=Parker|first1=Charles Thomas|last2=Wigley|first2=Sarah|last3=Garrity|first3=George M|editor-first1=Charles Thomas |editor-first2=George M. |editor-last1=Parker |editor-last2=Garrity |title=Nomenclature Abstract for Clostridium diolis Biebl and Spröer 2003.|journal=The NamesforLife Abstracts|date=2009 |doi=10.1601/nm.3925|language=en}}{{cite journal|title=Details: DSM-15410|website=www.dsmz.de|url=https://www.dsmz.de/catalogues/details/culture/DSM-15410.html|language=en}}{{cite journal|last1=Biebl|first1=H|last2=Spröer|first2=C|title=Taxonomy of the glycerol fermenting clostridia and description of Clostridium diolis sp. nov.|journal=Systematic and Applied Microbiology|date=December 2002|volume=25|issue=4|pages=491–7|doi=10.1078/07232020260517616|pmid=12583708|bibcode=2002SyApM..25..491B}} Clostridium diolis produces 1,3-propanediol.{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=Y.|last2=Tao|first2=F.|last3=Tang|first3=H.|last4=Xu|first4=P.|title=Genome Sequence of Clostridium diolis Strain DSM 15410, a Promising Natural Producer of 1,3-Propanediol|journal=Genome Announcements|date=1 August 2013|volume=1|issue=4|pages=e00542-13–e00542-13|doi=10.1128/genomeA.00542-13|pmid=23908285 |pmc=3731839}}