Etymology:muel.le.ri.a’num.N.L. neut. adj.muellerianum, named in honour of the German microbiologist Volker Müller, for his significant contributions in the biochemistry and physiology of acetogens, particularly his discovery of the Rnf-complex used for energy conservation
Valid publication:
Doyle DA, Smith PR, Lawson PA, Tanner RS. Clostridium muellerianum sp. nov., a carbon monoxide-oxidizing acetogen isolated from old hay. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5297. 🇺🇸
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5393.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Risk group:
1
Notes:
😷 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 3 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.
Assigned by:
Doyle DA, Smith PR, Lawson PA, Tanner RS. Clostridium muellerianum sp. nov., a carbon monoxide-oxidizing acetogen isolated from old hay. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5297. 🇺🇸
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