Species ***Clostridium* *saccharogumia***

Name: Clostridium saccharogumia Clavel et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sac.cha.ro.gu’mi.a. Gr. neut. n. sakcharon, sugar; L. fem. n. gumia, eater; N.L. fem. n. saccharogumia, sugar eater (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um sak-k^ha-ro-GU-mi-a, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 51486; DSM 17460; SDG-Mt85-3Db

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ100445 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Clavel T, Lippman R, Gavini F, Dore J, Blaut M. Clostridium saccharogumia sp. nov. and Lactonifactor longoviformis gen. nov., sp. nov., two novel human faecal bacteria involved in the conversion of the dietary phytoestrogen secoisolariciresinol diglucoside. Syst Appl Microbiol 2007; 30:16-26. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Thomasclavelia saccharogumia (Clavel et al. 2007) Lawson et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01622 (N = 28).
- 😷 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 10 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.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Clavel T, Lippman R, Gavini F, Dore J, Blaut M. Clostridium saccharogumia sp. nov. and Lactonifactor longoviformis gen. nov., sp. nov., two novel human faecal bacteria involved in the conversion of the dietary phytoestrogen secoisolariciresinol diglucoside. Syst Appl Microbiol 2007; 30:16-26. 🇩🇪

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Species Clostridium saccharogumia

Species ***Clostridium* *saccharogumia***