Species Clostridium hydroxybenzoicum

Name: Clostridium hydroxybenzoicum Zhang et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.xy.ben.zo’i.cum. N.L. neut. n. acidum hydroxybenzoicum, hydroxybenzoic acid; N.L. neut. adj. hydroxybenzoicum, pertaining to hydroxybenzoic acid, referring to the characteristic feature of this organism, the reversible decarboxylation of 4-hydroxybenzoate and 3, 4-dibydroxybenzoate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um hy-dro-xy-ben-ZO-i-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51151; DSM 7310; JW/Z-1

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16S rRNA gene: L11305 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang X, Mandelco L, Wiegel J. Clostridium hydroxybenzoicum sp. nov., an amino acid-utilizing, hydroxybenzoate-decarboxylating bacterium isolated from methanogenic freshwater pond sediment. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:214-222. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:596.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Sedimentibacter hydroxybenzoicus (Zhang et al. 1994) Breitenstein et al. 2002

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Sedimentibacter hydroxybenzoicus (Zhang et al. 1994) Breitenstein et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Clostridium hydroxybenzoicum 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 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Zhang X, Mandelco L, Wiegel J. Clostridium hydroxybenzoicum sp. nov., an amino acid-utilizing, hydroxybenzoate-decarboxylating bacterium isolated from methanogenic freshwater pond sediment. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:214-222. 🇺🇸

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Species Clostridium hydroxybenzoicum