Name: Clostridium akagii Kuhner et al. 2000
Etymology: a.ka’gi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. akagii, named after James M. Akagi, who worked for more than three decades at the Univerisity of Kansas on the physiology of various anaerobic bacteria
Type strain: ATCC BAA-166; CK58; DSM 12554
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16S rRNA gene: AJ237755 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Kuhner CH, Matthies C, Acker G, Schmittroth M, Gossner AS, Drake HL. Clostridium akagii sp. nov. and Clostridium acidisoli sp. nov.: acid-tolerant, N2-fixing clostridia isolated from acidic forest soil and litter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:873-881.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Kuhner CH, Matthies C, Acker G, Schmittroth M, Gossner AS, Drake HL. Clostridium akagii sp. nov. and Clostridium acidisoli sp. nov.: acid-tolerant, N2-fixing clostridia isolated from acidic forest soil and litter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:873-881.
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Record number: 774816