Species ***Clostridium* *algifaecis***

Name: Clostridium algifaecis Wu et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.gi.fae’cis. L. fem. n. alga, an alga; L. fem. n. faex (gen. faecis), dregs; N.L. gen. fem. n. algifaecis, of algal dregs

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-gi-FA͡E-kis, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.5188; DSM 28783; MB9-7

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ001788 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wu YF, Zheng H, Wu QL, Yang H, Liu SJ. Clostridium algifaecis sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterial species from decomposing algal scum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3844-3848. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:323-324.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 2 times 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: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wu YF, Zheng H, Wu QL, Yang H, Liu SJ. Clostridium algifaecis sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterial species from decomposing algal scum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3844-3848. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 792334

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Species Clostridium algifaecis

Species ***Clostridium* *algifaecis***