Species Clostridium mayombei

Name: Clostridium mayombei Kane et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: may.omb’e.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. mayombei, pertaining to the M a y o m b e tropical rainforest, People’s Republic of Congo, which is h o m e to the termite (Cubitermes speciosus) f r o m whose gut this bacterium was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51428; DSM 6539; SFC-5

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FR733682 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kane MD, Brauman A, Breznak JA. Clostridium mayombei sp. nov., an H2/CO2 acetogenic bacterium from the gut of the African soil-feeding termite, Cubitermes speciosus. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 156:99-104.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 40. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:191-192.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Terrisporobacter mayombei (Kane et al. 1992) Gerritsen et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Terrisporobacter mayombei (Kane et al. 1992) Gerritsen et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium mayombei 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 2 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: Kane MD, Brauman A, Breznak JA. Clostridium mayombei sp. nov., an H2/CO2 acetogenic bacterium from the gut of the African soil-feeding termite, Cubitermes speciosus. Arch. Microbiol. 1991; 156:99-104.

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Record number: 774928

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Species Clostridium mayombei