Species Clostridium fervidum

Name: Clostridium fervidum corrig. Patel et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fer’vi.dum. L. neut. adj. fervidum, glowing hot, burning

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FER-wi-dum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43204; DSM 5463; Rt4-B1

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16S rRNA gene: L09187 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Patel BKC, Monk C, Littleworth H, Morgan HW, Daniel RM. Clostridium fervidus sp. nov., a new chemoorganotrophic acetogenic thermophile. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:123-126. 🇦🇺

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Caloramator fervidus (Patel et al. 1987) Collins et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Caloramator fervidus (Patel et al. 1987) Collins et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Clostridium fervidus Patel et al. 1987	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium fervidum 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 0 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.
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073; Clostridium fervidus (sic). Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷
- 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, fervidus (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Patel BKC, Monk C, Littleworth H, Morgan HW, Daniel RM. Clostridium fervidus sp. nov., a new chemoorganotrophic acetogenic thermophile. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:123-126. 🇦🇺

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Species Clostridium fervidum