Name: Acetivibrio alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Tindall 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium alkalicellulosi corrig. Zhilina et al. 2006

Etymology: al.ka.li.cel.lu.lo’si. Arabic masc. n. al-qalyi, ashes of the saltwort, soda; N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. gen. neut. n. alkalicellulosi, of alkaline cellulose, intended to mean the utilization of cellulose by the bacterium under alkaline conditions

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 17461; VKM 2349; VKM B-2349; Z-7026

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY959944 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tindall BJ. The names Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Viljoen et al. 1926) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium cellulolyticum (Patel et al. 1980) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium aldrichii (Yang et al. 1990) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium clariflavum (Shiratori et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium straminisolvens (Kato et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2018 and Hungateiclostridium saccincola (Koeck et al. 2016) Zhang et al. 2018 contravene Rule 51b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and require replacement names in the genus Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3927-3932.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1447-1449.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Hungateiclostridium alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Zhang et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Clostridium alkalicellulosi corrig. Zhilina et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium alkalicellum Zhilina et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

Parent taxon: Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980

Assigned by: Tindall BJ. The names Hungateiclostridium Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Viljoen et al. 1926) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium cellulolyticum (Patel et al. 1980) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium aldrichii (Yang et al. 1990) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium alkalicellulosi (Zhilina et al. 2006) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium clariflavum (Shiratori et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018, Hungateiclostridium straminisolvens (Kato et al. 2004) Zhang et al. 2018 and Hungateiclostridium saccincola (Koeck et al. 2016) Zhang et al. 2018 contravene Rule 51b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and require replacement names in the genus Acetivibrio Patel et al. 1980. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3927-3932.

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Record number: 5943