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Name: Clostridium cavendishii Bowman et al. 2010
Etymology: ca.ven.di’shi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. cavendishii, of Cavendish, named after Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), the British chemist who has been credited with the discovery of hydrogen
Type strain: BL-28; DSM 21758; NRRL B-51352
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16S rRNA gene: DQ196621 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Bowman KS, Dupre RE, Rainey FA, Moe WM. Clostridium hydrogeniformans sp. nov. and Clostridium cavendishii sp. nov., hydrogen-producing bacteria from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:358-363.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1011-1012.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Bowman KS, Dupre RE, Rainey FA, Moe WM. Clostridium hydrogeniformans sp. nov. and Clostridium cavendishii sp. nov., hydrogen-producing bacteria from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:358-363.
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