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Species Clostridium roseum
Name: Clostridium roseum (ex McCoy and McClung 1935) Cato et al. 1988
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: ro’se.um. L. neut. adj. roseum, rosy
Type strain: ATCC 17797; DSM 7320
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
Y18170
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Cato EP, George WL, Finegold SM. Genus Clostridium Prazmowski 1880, 23AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1141-1200.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Clostridium felsineum (Carbone and Tombolato 1917) Bergey et al. 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Clostridium aurantibutyricum Hellinger 1944 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Clostridium felsineum (Carbone and Tombolato 1917) Bergey et al. 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Bacillus felsineus" Carbone and Tombolato 1917 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Schoch et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus felsineus" Carbone and Tombolato 1917.
Publication:
Schoch T, Hofele F, Odeh H, Winter LM, Stoferle S, Karl M, Bengelsdorf F, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Durre P. Reclassification of Clostridium aurantibutyricum Hellinger 1944 and Clostridium roseum (ex McCoy and McClung 1935) Cato et al. 1988. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5589.
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⏲ According to Schoch et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Clostridium felsineum (Carbone and Tombolato 1917) Bergey et al. 1939 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Schoch T, Hofele F, Odeh H, Winter LM, Stoferle S, Karl M, Bengelsdorf F, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Durre P. Reclassification of Clostridium aurantibutyricum Hellinger 1944 and Clostridium roseum (ex McCoy and McClung 1935) Cato et al. 1988. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5589.
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🏢 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 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 51.
- ❗ Clostridium roseum 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 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙅 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.
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🧍 In the effective publication and in Validation List no. 25, the type strain DSM 7320 is cited as DSM 51.
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.
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⏲ According to Schoch et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus felsineus" Carbone and Tombolato 1917.
Publication:
Schoch T, Hofele F, Odeh H, Winter LM, Stoferle S, Karl M, Bengelsdorf F, Poehlein A, Daniel R, Durre P. Reclassification of Clostridium aurantibutyricum Hellinger 1944 and Clostridium roseum (ex McCoy and McClung 1935) Cato et al. 1988. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5589.
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Cato EP, George WL, Finegold SM. Genus Clostridium Prazmowski 1880, 23AL. In: Sneath PHA, Mair NS, Sharpe ME, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 2, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1986, p. 1141-1200.
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Record number: 774969
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