Species Clostridium lentocellum

Name: Clostridium lentocellum Murray et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: len.to.cel’lum. L. masc. adj. lentus, slow; N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; N.L. neut. adj. lentocellum, intended to mean slowly fermenting cellulose

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um len-to-KEL-lum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49066; DSM 5427; NCIB 11756; NCIMB 11756; RHM5

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16S rRNA gene: X71851 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Murray WD, Hofmann L, Cambell NL, Madden RH. Clostridium lentocellum sp. nov., a cellulolytic species from river sediment containing paper-mill waste. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:181-184.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 23. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1987; 37:179-180.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Cellulosilyticum lentocellum (Murray et al. 1987) Cai and Dong 2010

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Cellulosilyticum lentocellum (Murray et al. 1987) Cai and Dong 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium lentocellum 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 6 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: Murray WD, Hofmann L, Cambell NL, Madden RH. Clostridium lentocellum sp. nov., a cellulolytic species from river sediment containing paper-mill waste. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:181-184.

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Species Clostridium lentocellum