この株は、 クロストリジウム・ブチリカム・ミヤイリ(CBM)588株、寄託番号FERM BP-2789として、日本の産業技術総合研究所発酵研究所に寄託されている。最近の欧州食品安全局の意見では、公式の菌株命名法をClostridium butyricum FERM BP-2789としている。
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