Species Clostridium sufflavum

Name: Clostridium sufflavum Nishiyama et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: suf.fla’vum. N.L. neut. adj. sufflavum, light yellow, referring to the production of a yellow pigment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … suf-FLA-wum, neuter

Type strain: CDT-1; DSM 19573; JCM 14807

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB267266 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nishiyama T, Ueki A, Kaku N, Ueki K. Clostridium sufflavum sp. nov., isolated from a methanogenic reactor treating cattle waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:981-986. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1853-1855.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Ruminiclostridium sufflavum (Nishiyama et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Ruminiclostridium sufflavum (Nishiyama et al. 2009) Zhang et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium sufflavum 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 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 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.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nishiyama T, Ueki A, Kaku N, Ueki K. Clostridium sufflavum sp. nov., isolated from a methanogenic reactor treating cattle waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:981-986. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 786638

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Species Clostridium sufflavum