Species "Bacteroides clostridiiformis"

Name: "Bacteroides clostridiiformis" (Burri and Ankersmit 1906) Holdeman and Moore 1970

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium clostridiiforme" Burri and Ankersmit 1906

Etymology: clos.tri.di.i.for’mis. L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, form; N.L. masc. adj. clostridiiformis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bak-ter-o-I-des klos-tri-di-i-FOR-mis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 25537; BCRC 14545; CCRC 14545; CCUG 16791; CIP 104318; DSM 933; JCM 1291; NCIMB 11018; NCTC 11224; VPI 0316

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59089 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Bacteroides. In: Cato EP, Cummins CS, Holdeman LV, Johnson JL, Moore WEC, Smibert RM, Smith LD (eds), Outline of clinical methods in anaerobic bacteriology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg, 1970, p. 1-107.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Enterocloster clostridioformis (Burri and Ankersmit 1906) Haas and Blanchard 2020

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Clostridium clostridioforme corrig. (Burri and Ankersmit 1906) Kaneuchi et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Enterocloster clostridioformis (Burri and Ankersmit 1906) Haas and Blanchard 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Bacterium clostridiiforme" Burri and Ankersmit 1906	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Clostridium clostridiiforme (Burri and Ankersmit 1906) Kaneuchi et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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.

Parent taxon: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Bacteroides. In: Cato EP, Cummins CS, Holdeman LV, Johnson JL, Moore WEC, Smibert RM, Smith LD (eds), Outline of clinical methods in anaerobic bacteriology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg, 1970, p. 1-107.

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Record number: 23888

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Species "Bacteroides clostridiiformis"