Name:Clostridiummanihotivorum Cheawchanlertfa et al. 2021
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:ma.ni.ho.ti’vo.rum.N.L. fem. n.Manihot, a botanical genus name (cassava); L. v.voro, to eat, devour; N.L. neut. adj.manihotivorum, devouring cassava
Effective publication:
Cheawchanlertfa P, Sutheeworapong S, Jenjaroenpun P, Wongsurawat T, Nookaew I, Cheevadhanarak S, Kosugi A, Pason P, Waeonukul R, Ratanakhanokchai K, et al.Clostridium manihotivorum sp. nov., a novel mesophilic anaerobic bacterium that produces cassava pulp-degrading enzymes. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10343. 🇹🇭
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 198. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4688.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details.Publication:
Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.