Species Clostridium amygdalinum

Name: Clostridium amygdalinum Parshina et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.myg.da’li.num. L. neut. adj. amygdalinum, of or from almonds, referring to the smell of benzaldehyde, which is reduced by the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um a-myg-DA-li-num, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-501; BR 10; DSM 12857

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16S rRNA gene: AY353957 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Parshina SN, Kleerebezem R, Sanz JL, Lettinga G, Nozhevnikova AN, Kostrikina NA, Lysenko AM, Stams AJ. Soehngenia saccharolytica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Clostridium amygdalinum sp. nov., two novel anaerobic, benzaldehyde-converting bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1791-1799. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:309-311.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Lacrimispora amygdalina (Parshina et al. 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Lacrimispora indica" (Gundawar et al. 2019) Urvashi et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
Lacrimispora amygdalina (Parshina et al. 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Clostridium indicum Gundawar et al. 2019	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Kobayashi et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium indicum Gundawar et al. 2019. Publication: Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Lacrimispora brassicae sp. nov. isolated from fermented cabbage, and proposal of Clostridium indicum Gundawar et al. 2019 and Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999 as heterotypic synonyms of Lacrimispora amygdalina (Parshina et al. 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020 and Lacrimispora indolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6456. 🇯🇵
- ⏰ According to Kobayashi et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Lacrimispora indica" (Gundawar et al. 2019) Urvashi et al. 2022. Publication: Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Lacrimispora brassicae sp. nov. isolated from fermented cabbage, and proposal of Clostridium indicum Gundawar et al. 2019 and Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999 as heterotypic synonyms of Lacrimispora amygdalina (Parshina et al. 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020 and Lacrimispora indolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6456. 🇯🇵
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6494.
- ❗ Clostridium amygdalinum 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 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Parshina SN, Kleerebezem R, Sanz JL, Lettinga G, Nozhevnikova AN, Kostrikina NA, Lysenko AM, Stams AJ. Soehngenia saccharolytica gen. nov., sp. nov. and Clostridium amygdalinum sp. nov., two novel anaerobic, benzaldehyde-converting bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1791-1799. 🇷🇺

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Species Clostridium amygdalinum