Species ***Clostridium* *methylpentosum***

Name: Clostridium methylpentosum Himelbloom and Canale-Parola 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.thyl.pen.to.sum. N.L. neut. adj. methylpentosum, pertaining to methylpentose

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43829; DSM 5476; R2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18181 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Himelbloom BH, Canale-Parola E. Clostridium methylpentosum sp. nov.: a ring-shaped intestinal bacterium that ferments only methylpentoses and pentoses. Arch Microbiol 1989; 151:287-293.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03034 (N = 41).
- According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species is susceptible to being reclassified among Oscillospiraceae and as a new genus". 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.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Himelbloom BH, Canale-Parola E. Clostridium methylpentosum sp. nov.: a ring-shaped intestinal bacterium that ferments only methylpentoses and pentoses. Arch Microbiol 1989; 151:287-293.

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Species Clostridium methylpentosum

Species ***Clostridium* *methylpentosum***