Species Clostridium aminovalericum

Name: Clostridium aminovalericum Hardman and Stadtman 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.mi.no.va.le’ri.cum. N.L. neut. n. acidum aminovalericum, aminovaleric acid; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. aminovalericum, referring to ability to ferment aminovaleric acid strongly

Pronunciation, gender: a-mi-no-wa-LE-ri-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 13725; CIP 104304; DSM 1283; JCM 11016

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16S rRNA gene: AB573069 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hardman JK, Stadtman TC. Metabolism of omega-acids. II. Fermentation of delta-aminovaleric acid by Clostridium aminovalericum n. sp. J Bacteriol 1960; 79:549-552.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Anaerocolumna aminovalerica (Hardman and Stadtman 1960) Ueki et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Anaerocolumna aminovalerica (Hardman and Stadtman 1960) Ueki et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium aminovalericum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Clostridium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 23 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Hardman JK, Stadtman TC. Metabolism of omega-acids. II. Fermentation of delta-aminovaleric acid by Clostridium aminovalericum n. sp. J Bacteriol 1960; 79:549-552.

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Record number: 774827

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Species Clostridium aminovalericum