Species Clostridium cellulolyticum

Name: Clostridium cellulolyticum Petitdemange et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cel.lu.lo.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. cellulolyticum, cellulose-dissolving [probably better: cellulosilyticum]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kel-lu-lo-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35319; DSM 5812; H10

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16S rRNA gene: X71847 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Petitdemange E, Caillet F, Giallo J, Gaudin C. Clostridium cellulolyticum sp. nov., a cellulolytic, mesophilic species from decayed grass. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:155-159.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum (Petitdemange et al. 1984) Zhang et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Ruminiclostridium cellulolyticum (Petitdemange et al. 1984) Zhang et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium cellulolyticum 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 183 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: Petitdemange E, Caillet F, Giallo J, Gaudin C. Clostridium cellulolyticum sp. nov., a cellulolytic, mesophilic species from decayed grass. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:155-159.

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Record number: 774852

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Species Clostridium cellulolyticum