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Species Clostridium aurantibutyricum
Name: Clostridium aurantibutyricum Hellinger 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: au.ran.ti.bu.ty’ri.cum. N.L. masc. adj. aurantius, orange; N.L. neut. n. acidum butyricum, butyric acid; N.L. neut. adj. aurantibutyricum, probably intended to mean the orange-colored organism producing butyric acid
Pronunciation, gender: a͡u-ran-ti-bu-TY-ri-kum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 17777; CIP 104305; DSM 793
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ358641
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Hellinger E. Studies on a pink butyric acid Clostridium. Commemorative Volume to Dr. Weizmann's 70th Birthday. Daniel Sieff Research Institute, Rehovoth/Palestine, 1944.
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: Clostridium felsineum (Carbone and Tombolato 1917) Bergey et al. 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Clostridium felsineum (Carbone and Tombolato 1917) Bergey et al. 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Bacillus felsineus" Carbone and Tombolato 1917 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Clostridium roseum (ex McCoy and McClung 1935) Cato et al. 1988 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Schoch et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus felsineus" Carbone and Tombolato 1917.
Publication:
Schoch T, Hofele F, Odeh H, Winter LM, Stoferle S, Karl M, Bengelsdorf F, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Durre P. Reclassification of Clostridium aurantibutyricum Hellinger 1944 and Clostridium roseum (ex McCoy and McClung 1935) Cato et al. 1988. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5589.
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⏲ According to Schoch et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Clostridium felsineum (Carbone and Tombolato 1917) Bergey et al. 1939 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Schoch T, Hofele F, Odeh H, Winter LM, Stoferle S, Karl M, Bengelsdorf F, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Durre P. Reclassification of Clostridium aurantibutyricum Hellinger 1944 and Clostridium roseum (ex McCoy and McClung 1935) Cato et al. 1988. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5589.
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🏢 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 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.
- ❗ Clostridium aurantibutyricum 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 4 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.
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⏲ According to Schoch et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus felsineus" Carbone and Tombolato 1917.
Publication:
Schoch T, Hofele F, Odeh H, Winter LM, Stoferle S, Karl M, Bengelsdorf F, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Durre P. Reclassification of Clostridium aurantibutyricum Hellinger 1944 and Clostridium roseum (ex McCoy and McClung 1935) Cato et al. 1988. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5589.
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Hellinger E. Studies on a pink butyric acid Clostridium. Commemorative Volume to Dr. Weizmann's 70th Birthday. Daniel Sieff Research Institute, Rehovoth/Palestine, 1944.
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Record number: 774830
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