Species Clostridium acidurici

Name: Clostridium acidurici corrig. (Liebert 1909) Barker 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus acidiurici" Liebert 1909

Etymology: a.cid.u’ri.ci. N.L. neut. n. acidum uricum, uric acid; N.L. gen. neut. n. acidurici, of uric acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um a-kid-U-ri-ki, neuter

Type strain: 9a; ATCC 7906; CIP 104303; DSM 604; NCCB 46094

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59084 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Barker HA. The fermentation of definite nitrogenous compounds by members of the genus Clostridium. Journal of Bacteriology 1938; 36:322-323.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Gottschalkia acidurici (Liebert 1909) Poehlein et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Bacillus acidurici" corrig. Liebert 1909	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Gottschalkia acidurici (Liebert 1909) Poehlein et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Gottschalkia acidurici" (Liebert 1909) Yutin and Galperin 2013	homotypic synonym, not validly published
"Bacillus acidiurici" Liebert 1909	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Clostridium acidiurici (Liebert 1909) Barker 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium acidurici 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 Clostridium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 15 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 original spelling, Clostridium acidiurici (sic), has been corrected by Cato et al. 1986. Publication: Cato EP, George WL, Finegold SM. Genus Clostridium Prazmowski 1880, 23AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1141-1200.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Barker HA. The fermentation of definite nitrogenous compounds by members of the genus Clostridium. Journal of Bacteriology 1938; 36:322-323.

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Species Clostridium acidurici