Species Clostridium laramiense

Name: Clostridium laramiense corrig. Kalchayanand et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.ra.mi.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. laramiense, referring to the city of Laramie, WY, USA.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51254; DSM 14864; NK1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ506115 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kalchayanand N, Ray B, Field RA. Characteristics of psychrotrophic Clostridium laramie causing spoilage of vacuum-packaged refrigerated fresh and roast beef. J. Food Prot. 1993; 56:13-17.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 46. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:624-625.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Clostridium estertheticum subsp. laramiense (Kalchayanand et al. 1993) Spring et al. 2003

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Clostridium estertheticum subsp. laramiense (Kalchayanand et al. 1993) Spring et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Clostridium laramie Kalchayanand et al. 1993	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium laramiense 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙅 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 47:908; Clostridium laramie (sic). Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.
- 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, laramie (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1997. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kalchayanand N, Ray B, Field RA. Characteristics of psychrotrophic Clostridium laramie causing spoilage of vacuum-packaged refrigerated fresh and roast beef. J. Food Prot. 1993; 56:13-17.

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Species Clostridium laramiense