Species Clostridium termitidis

Name: Clostridium termitidis Hethener et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter.mi’ti.dis. L. masc. n. termes (gen. termitis), worm that eats wood; N.L. gen. masc. n. termitidis, pertaining to the termite (sic)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51846; CT1112; DSM 5398

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FR733680 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hethener P, Brauman A, Garcia J-L. Clostridium termitidis sp. nov., a cellulolytic bacterium from the gut of the wood-feeding termite, Nasutitermes lujae. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1992; 15:52-58.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 41. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Ruminiclostridium cellobioparum subsp. termitidis (Hethener et al. 1992) Zhang et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Ruminiclostridium cellobioparum subsp. termitidis (Hethener et al. 1992) Zhang et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
"Ruminiclostridium termitidis" (Hethener et al. 1992) Yutin and Galperin 2013	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ACCC 19952; DSM 103557.
- ❗ Clostridium termitidis 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 12 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hethener P, Brauman A, Garcia J-L. Clostridium termitidis sp. nov., a cellulolytic bacterium from the gut of the wood-feeding termite, Nasutitermes lujae. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1992; 15:52-58.

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Species Clostridium termitidis