Genus Thermoclostridium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Thermoclostridium Zhang et al. 2018, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Thermoclostridium stercorarium Zhang et al. 2018.
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. therme, heat; N.L. neut. n. Clostridium, a bacterial genus; N.L. neut. n. Thermoclostridium, a thermophilic Clostridium.
Valid publication: ZHANG, X., TU, B., DAI, L.-R., LAWSON, P. A., ZHENG, Z.-Z., LIU, L.-Y., DENG, Y., ZHANG, H. and CHENG, L. 2018. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3197-3211.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermoclostridium caenicola Zhang et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) EBR596=DSM 19027=NBRC 102590.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB221372.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium caenicola Shiratori et al. 2009.
Etymology: L. neut. n. caenum, mud, sludge; L. suff. -cola, dweller; N.L. n. caenicola, sludge dweller.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ZHANG, X., TU, B., DAI, L.-R., LAWSON, P. A., ZHENG, Z.-Z., LIU, L.-Y., DENG, Y., ZHANG, H. and CHENG, L. 2018. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3197-3211.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermoclostridium stercorarium Zhang et al. 2018, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NCIB (now NCIMB) 11754=ATCC 35414=DSM 8532.
Sequence accession no. (complete genome) for the type strain: CP004044.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP004044.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium stercorarium Madden 1983.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. stercorarium, pertaining to dung, referring to the source of the isolate, a compost heap.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ZHANG, X., TU, B., DAI, L.-R., LAWSON, P. A., ZHENG, Z.-Z., LIU, L.-Y., DENG, Y., ZHANG, H. and CHENG, L. 2018. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3197-3211.
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Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. leptospartum Zhang et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C-17-70=JCM 9762=ATCC 51338=DSM 9219=IAM 13499.
Sequence accession no. (complete genome) for the type strain: CP014673.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP014673.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium stercorarium subsp. leptospartum (Toda et al. 1989) Fardeau et al. 2001.
Etymology: Gr. adj. leptos, thin; Gr. neut. n. sparton, rope; N.L. neut. n. leptospartum, thin rope.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ZHANG, X., TU, B., DAI, L.-R., LAWSON, P. A., ZHENG, Z.-Z., LIU, L.-Y., DENG, Y., ZHANG, H. and CHENG, L. 2018. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3197-3211.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. stercorarium Zhang et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NCIB (now NCIMB) 11754=ATCC 35414=DSM 8532.
Sequence accession no. (complete genome) for the type strain: CP004044.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP004044.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium stercorarium subsp. stercorarium [Madden 1983] Fardeau et al. 2001.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. stercorarium, pertaining to dung, referring to the source of the isolate, a compost heap.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ZHANG, X., TU, B., DAI, L.-R., LAWSON, P. A., ZHENG, Z.-Z., LIU, L.-Y., DENG, Y., ZHANG, H. and CHENG, L. 2018. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3197-3211.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. thermolacticum Zhang et al. 2018, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TX 41=ATCC 43739=DSM 2910.
Sequence accession no. (complete genome) for the type strain: CP014672.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP014672.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium stercorarium subsp. thermolacticum (Le Ruyet et al. 1988) Fardeau et al. 2001.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. neut. n. acidum, lacticum lactic acid: N.L. neut. adj. thermolacticum, pertaining to a thermophile producing lactic acid.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ZHANG, X., TU, B., DAI, L.-R., LAWSON, P. A., ZHENG, Z.-Z., LIU, L.-Y., DENG, Y., ZHANG, H. and CHENG, L. 2018. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 3197-3211.
Original article in IJSEM Online