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Genus "Lachnoclostridium"
Name: "Lachnoclostridium" Yutin and Galperin 2013
Etymology: Lach.no.clos.tri’di.um. Gr. masc. n. lachnos, wool; N.L. neut. dim. n. Clostridium, a bacterial genus name; from Gr. masc. n. klôstêr, a spindle; N.L. neut. dim. n. Lachnoclostridium, the clostridia within the family Lachnospiraceae
Gender: neuter (stem: Lachnoclostridi-)
Type species: "Lachnoclostridium phytofermentans" (Warnick et al. 2002) Yutin and Galperin 2013
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Yutin N, Galperin MY. A genomic update on clostridial phylogeny: Gram-negative spore formers and other misplaced clostridia. Environ Microbiol 2013; 15:2631-2641. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Pseudoclostridium" Zhang et al. 2018 heterotypic synonym, not validly published Anaerobacter Duda et al. 1996 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Tyzzerella" Yutin and Galperin 2013 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Inflabilis" Prévot 1938 heterotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Warnick TA, Methe BA, Leschine SB. Clostridium phytofermentans sp. nov., a cellulolytic mesophile from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1155-1160.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Lachnostridium"; "Noclostridium".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 3; CCUG: 2; ATCC: 2.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Warnick TA, Methe BA, Leschine SB. Clostridium phytofermentans sp. nov., a cellulolytic mesophile from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1155-1160.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 14
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Child taxa:
Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Brahimi S, Cadoret F, Fournier PE, Moal V, Raoult D. 'Lachnoclostridium urinimassiliense' sp. nov. and 'Lachnoclostridium phocaeense' sp. nov., two new bacterial species isolated from human urine after kidney transplantation. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 16:73-75.
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Record number: 9192
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