Species Clostridium amazonitimonense

Name: Clostridium amazonitimonense Alou et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ma.zo.ni.ti.mo.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. amazonitimonense, formed by amazoni referring to the Amazonian forest, the location where the stool sample was collected and timonense referring to La Timone Hospital where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ma-zo-ni-ti-mo-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: CSUR P1445; DSM 28600; LF2

16S rRNA gene: LK021125 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Alou MT, Ndongo S, Fregere L, Labas N, Andrieu C, Richez M, Couderc C, Baudoin JP, Abrahao J, Brah S, et al. Taxonogenomic description of four new Clostridium species isolated from human gut: 'Clostridium amazonitimonense', 'Clostridium merdae', 'Clostridium massilidielmoense' and 'Clostridium nigeriense'. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 21:128-139. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Alou MT, Ndongo S, Fregere L, Labas N, Andrieu C, Richez M, Couderc C, Baudoin JP, Abrahao J, Brah S, et al. Taxonogenomic description of four new Clostridium species isolated from human gut: 'Clostridium amazonitimonense', 'Clostridium merdae', 'Clostridium massilidielmoense' and 'Clostridium nigeriense'. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 21:128-139. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 67994
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