Species Andreesenella formicoacetica

Name: Andreesenella formicoacetica (Andreesen et al. 1970) Poehlein et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium formicoaceticum Andreesen et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: an-dree-se-NEL-la for-mi-ko-a-KE-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27076; DSM 92

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77836 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Poehlein A, Zeldes B, Flaiz M, Boer T, Luschen A, Hofele F, Baur KS, Molitor B, Kroly C, Wang M, et al. Corrigendum to "Advanced aspects of acetogens" [Bioresour. Technol. 427 (2025) 131913]. Bioresour Technol 2025; 435:132886. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Andreesenella formicacetica corrig. (Andreesen et al. 1970) Poehlein et al. 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Andreesenella formicacetica" corrig. (Andreesen et al. 1970) Poehlein et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Andreesenella formicacetica corrig. (Andreesen et al. 1970) Poehlein et al. 2026	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium formicoaceticum Andreesen et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Clostridium formicaceticum corrig. Andreesen et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Andreesenella formicoacetica" (Andreesen et al. 1970) Poehlein et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 The distinct name Andreesenella acetica from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.

Parent taxon: Andreesenella Poehlein et al. 2026

Assigned by: Poehlein A, Zeldes B, Flaiz M, Boer T, Luschen A, Hofele F, Baur KS, Molitor B, Kroly C, Wang M, et al. Corrigendum to "Advanced aspects of acetogens" [Bioresour. Technol. 427 (2025) 131913]. Bioresour Technol 2025; 435:132886. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 70452