Name: Anaerobacter polyendosporus Duda et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: po.ly.en.do.spo.rus. Gr. adv. poly, many; Gr. pref. endo-, within; Gr. fem. n. spora, spore; N.L. masc. adj. polyendosporus, (forming) several endospores

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 5272; JCM 30710; PS-1; VKM B-1724

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18189 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Duda VI, Lebedinsky AV, Mushegjan MS, Mitjushina IL. A new anaerobic bacterium, forming up to five endospores per cell-Anaerobacter polyendosporus gen. et spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 148:121-127.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 57. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:625-626.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Clostridium polyendosporum (Duda et al. 1996) Rainey et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium polyendosporum (Duda et al. 1996) Rainey et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Anaerobacter Duda et al. 1996. Publication: Duda VI, Lebedinsky AV, Mushegjan MS, Mitjushina IL. A new anaerobic bacterium, forming up to five endospores per cell-Anaerobacter polyendosporus gen. et spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 148:121-127.
  • ❗ Anaerobacter polyendosporus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Anaerobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Anaerobacter Duda et al. 1996

Assigned by: Duda VI, Lebedinsky AV, Mushegjan MS, Mitjushina IL. A new anaerobic bacterium, forming up to five endospores per cell-Anaerobacter polyendosporus gen. et spec. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 148:121-127.

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