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Species Clostridium composti

Name: Clostridium composti Shin et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: com.pos’ti. N.L. gen. neut. n. composti, of compost

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um kom-POS-ti, neuter

Type strain: JCM 32793; KCTC 15630; YH-tan31

16S rRNA gene: MF496372 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Shin Y, Paek J, Son AY, Kim H, Kook JK, Paek WK, Chang YH. Clostridium composti sp. nov., a new anaerobic bacteria isolated from compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3869-3873. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:600-601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Shin Y, Paek J, Son AY, Kim H, Kook JK, Paek WK, Chang YH. Clostridium composti sp. nov., a new anaerobic bacteria isolated from compost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3869-3873. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 798020