Name: Clostridium algoriphilum Shcherbakova et al. 2010
Etymology: al.go.ri.phi.lum. L. masc. n. algor (gen. algoris), cold, coldness; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. algoriphilum, cold-loving
Type strain: 14D1; DSM 16153; VKM B-2271
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16S rRNA gene: AY117755 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Shcherbakova VA, Chuvilskaya NA, Rivkina EM, Pecheritsyna SA, Laurinavichius KS, Suzina NE, Osipov GA, Lysenko AM, Gilichinsky DA, Akimenko VK. Novel psychrophilic anaerobic spore-forming bacterium from the overcooled water brine in permafrost: description Clostridium algoriphilum sp. nov. Extremophiles 2005; 9:239-246.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 134. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1477-1479.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Shcherbakova VA, Chuvilskaya NA, Rivkina EM, Pecheritsyna SA, Laurinavichius KS, Suzina NE, Osipov GA, Lysenko AM, Gilichinsky DA, Akimenko VK. Novel psychrophilic anaerobic spore-forming bacterium from the overcooled water brine in permafrost: description Clostridium algoriphilum sp. nov. Extremophiles 2005; 9:239-246.
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Record number: 774821