Species ***Clostridium* *polysaccharolyticum***

Name: Clostridium polysaccharolyticum (van Gylswyk 1981) van Gylswyk et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Fusobacterium polysaccharolyticum van Gylswyk 1981

Etymology: po.ly.sac.cha.ro.ly’ti.cum. Gr. adv. poly, many; Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. polysaccharolyticum, degrading several polysaccharides

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … po-ly-sak-k^ha-ro-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33142; B; DSM 1801

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X71858 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Van Gylswyk NO, Morris EJ, Els HJ. Sporulation and cell wall structure of Clostridium polysaccharolyticum comb. nov. (formerly Fusobacterium polysaccharolyticum). J. Gen. Microbiol. 1980; 121:491-493.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 10. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:438-440.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Fusobacterium polysaccharolyticum van Gylswyk 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 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 6 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.
- 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species may be reclassified with the Lachnospiraceae a new combination or as a new genus with C. herbivorans". 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: Van Gylswyk NO, Morris EJ, Els HJ. Sporulation and cell wall structure of Clostridium polysaccharolyticum comb. nov. (formerly Fusobacterium polysaccharolyticum). J. Gen. Microbiol. 1980; 121:491-493.

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Species Clostridium polysaccharolyticum

Species ***Clostridium* *polysaccharolyticum***