Name:Clostridiummethoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:
me.tho.xy.ben.zo.vo.rans. N.L. neut. n.methoxybenzoicum, methoxybenzoic acid; L. inf. v.vorare, to devour; N.L. neut. part. adj.methoxybenzovorans, methoxybenzoic acid devouring, able to use acid methoxybenzoic acid as carbon and energy source, which is characteristic of this organism
Valid publication:
Mechichi T, Labat M, Patel BK, Woo TH, Thomas P, Garcia JL. Clostridium methoxybenzovorans sp. nov., a new aromatic o-demethylating homoacetogen from an olive mill wastewater treatment digester. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1201-1209.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1327-1328.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
⏲ According to Kobayashi et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Lacrimisporaindolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020.Publication:
Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Lacrimispora brassicae sp. nov. isolated from fermented cabbage, and proposal of Clostridium indicum Gundawar et al. 2019 and Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999 as heterotypic synonyms of Lacrimispora amygdalina (Parshina et al. 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020 and Lacrimispora indolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6456.
⏲ According to Kobayashi et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Clostridiumindolis McClung and McCoy 1957 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Lacrimispora brassicae sp. nov. isolated from fermented cabbage, and proposal of Clostridium indicum Gundawar et al. 2019 and Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999 as heterotypic synonyms of Lacrimispora amygdalina (Parshina et al. 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020 and Lacrimispora indolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6456.
⏲ According to Kobayashi et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Eubacteriumindolis" (McClung and McCoy 1957) De Vos et al. 2009.Publication:
Kobayashi H, Tanizawa Y, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Lacrimispora brassicae sp. nov. isolated from fermented cabbage, and proposal of Clostridium indicum Gundawar et al. 2019 and Clostridium methoxybenzovorans Mechichi et al. 1999 as heterotypic synonyms of Lacrimispora amygdalina (Parshina et al. 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020 and Lacrimispora indolis (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6456.
🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6494.
❗ Clostridiummethoxybenzovorans 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 5 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.
🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species is susceptible to being reclassified among Lachnospiraceae and as a new combination with Lacrimispora".Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.