Species Clostridium citroniae

Name: Clostridium citroniae Warren et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ci.tro’ni.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. citroniae, of Citron, named after Diane M. Citron for numerous contributions to clinical anaerobic bacteriology as a clinical microbiologist and educator

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1317; CCUG 52203; DSM 19261; RMA 16102

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM245936 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Warren YA, Tyrrell KL, Citron DM, Goldstein EJ. Clostridium aldenense sp. nov. and Clostridium citroniae sp. nov. isolated from human clinical infections. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:2416-2422.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Enterocloster citroniae (Warren et al. 2007) Haas and Blanchard 2020

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Enterocloster citroniae (Warren et al. 2007) Haas and Blanchard 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium citroniae 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 13 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
- 🧍 The epithet citroniae is not in accordance with the Recommendation 6(10) of the Bacteriological Code. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Warren YA, Tyrrell KL, Citron DM, Goldstein EJ. Clostridium aldenense sp. nov. and Clostridium citroniae sp. nov. isolated from human clinical infections. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44:2416-2422.

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