Name: Clostridium amazonitimonense Alou et al. 2025
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: klos-TRI-di-um a-ma-zo-ni-ti-mo-NEN-se, neuter
Type strain: CSUR P1445; DSM 28600; LF2
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16S rRNA gene:
LK021125
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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. 
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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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