Species ***Clostridium* *polyendosporum***

Name: Clostridium polyendosporum (Duda et al. 1996) Rainey et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Anaerobacter polyendosporus Duda et al. 1996

Etymology: po.ly.en.do’spo.rum. Gr. adv. poly, many; Gr. pref. endo-, within; Gr. fem. n. spora, spore; N.L. neut. adj. polyendosporum, several endospores (forming)

Pronunciation, gender: po-ly-en-DO-spo-rum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 5272; JCM 30710; PS-1; VKM B-1724

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18189 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rainey FA, Hollen BJ, Small A. Genus I. Clostridium Prazmowski 1880, 23AL. In: de Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed, vol. 3. The Firmicutes, Springer, New York, 2009, p. 738-828.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4299-4305.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Anaerobacter polyendosporus Duda et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 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 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: Rainey FA, Hollen BJ, Small A. Genus I. Clostridium Prazmowski 1880, 23AL. In: de Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed, vol. 3. The Firmicutes, Springer, New York, 2009, p. 738-828.

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Species Clostridium polyendosporum

Species ***Clostridium* *polyendosporum***