Name: Anaerocolumna aminovalerica (Hardman and Stadtman 1960) Ueki et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium aminovalericum Hardman and Stadtman 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: a.mi.no.va.le’ri.ca. N.L. neut. n. acidum aminovalericum, aminovaleric acid; N.L. fem. adj. aminovalerica, referring to ability to ferment aminovaleric acid strongly

Pronunciation, gender: a-mi-no-wa-LE-ri-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 13725; CIP 104304; DSM 1283; JCM 11016

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB573069 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ueki A, Ohtaki Y, Kaku N, Ueki K. Descriptions of Anaerotaenia torta gen. nov., sp. nov. and Anaerocolumna cellulosilytica gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from a methanogenic reactor of cattle waste and reclassification of Clostridium aminovalericum, Clostridium jejuense and Clostridium xylanovorans as Anaerocolumna species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2936-2943.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4306-4309.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium aminovalericum Hardman and Stadtman 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00538 (N = 71).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Anaerocolumna Ueki et al. 2016

Assigned by: Ueki A, Ohtaki Y, Kaku N, Ueki K. Descriptions of Anaerotaenia torta gen. nov., sp. nov. and Anaerocolumna cellulosilytica gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from a methanogenic reactor of cattle waste and reclassification of Clostridium aminovalericum, Clostridium jejuense and Clostridium xylanovorans as Anaerocolumna species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2936-2943.

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Record number: 794357