Species Clostridium lactatifermentans

Name: Clostridium lactatifermentans van der Wielen et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lac.ta.ti.fer.men’tans. N.L. masc. n. lactas (gen. lactatis), lactate; L. pres. part. fermentans, fermenting; N.L. neut. part. adj. lactatifermentans, fermenting lactate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … lak-ta-ti-fer-MEN-tans, neuter

Type strain: DSM 14214; G17; LMG 20954

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY033434 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: van der Wielen PW, Rovers GM, Scheepens JM, Biesterveld S. Clostridium lactatifermen tans sp. nov., a lactate-fermenting anaerobe isolated from the caeca of a chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:921-925. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1077-1079.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Anaerotignum lactatifermentans (van der Wielen et al. 2002) Ueki et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Anaerotignum lactatifermentans (van der Wielen et al. 2002) Ueki et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium lactatifermentans 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 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 10 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: van der Wielen PW, Rovers GM, Scheepens JM, Biesterveld S. Clostridium lactatifermen tans sp. nov., a lactate-fermenting anaerobe isolated from the caeca of a chicken. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:921-925. 🇳🇱

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Species Clostridium lactatifermentans