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Species Clostridium thermaceticum
Name: Clostridium thermaceticum corrig. Fontaine et al. 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: therm.a.ce.ti.cum. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. neut. adj. aceticum, pertaining to vinegar; N.L. neut. adj. thermaceticum, producing acetic acid thermophilically
Type strain: ATCC 35608; DSM 2955; DSM 521; JCM 9319
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB572912
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Fontaine FE, Peterson WH, McCoy E, Johnson MJ, Ritter GJ. A New Type of Glucose Fermentation by Clostridium thermoaceticum. J Bacteriol 1942; 43:701-715. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate correction
Correct name: Moorella thermoacetica (Fontaine et al. 1942) Collins et al. 1994
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Moorella thermoacetica (Fontaine et al. 1942) Collins et al. 1994 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Clostridium thermoautotrophicum Wiegel et al. 1982 heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling and rejected Clostridium thermoaceticum Fontaine et al. 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling Moorella thermoautotrophica (Wiegel et al. 1982) Collins et al. 1994 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, rejected name Clostridium thermautotrophicum corrig. Wiegel et al. 1982 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, rejected name
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Redl et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium thermautotrophicum corrig. Wiegel et al. 1982.
Publication:
Redl S, Poehlein A, Esser C, Bengelsdorf FR, et al. Genome-Based comparison of all species of the genus Moorella, and status of the species Moorella thermoacetica and Moorella thermoautotrophica. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3070.
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⏰ According to Redl et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Moorella thermoautotrophica (Wiegel et al. 1982) Collins et al. 1994.
Publication:
Redl S, Poehlein A, Esser C, Bengelsdorf FR, et al. Genome-Based comparison of all species of the genus Moorella, and status of the species Moorella thermoacetica and Moorella thermoautotrophica. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3070.
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⏰ According to Redl et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium thermoautotrophicum Wiegel et al. 1982.
Publication:
Redl S, Poehlein A, Esser C, Bengelsdorf FR, et al. Genome-Based comparison of all species of the genus Moorella, and status of the species Moorella thermoacetica and Moorella thermoautotrophica. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3070.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🧍 Inappropriate spelling correction of the name. The original spelling, Clostridium thermoaceticum (sic), has been corrected by Cato et al. 1986. 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.
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⏰ According to Redl et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium thermautotrophicum corrig. Wiegel et al. 1982.
Publication:
Redl S, Poehlein A, Esser C, Bengelsdorf FR, et al. Genome-Based comparison of all species of the genus Moorella, and status of the species Moorella thermoacetica and Moorella thermoautotrophica. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3070.
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Fontaine FE, Peterson WH, McCoy E, Johnson MJ, Ritter GJ. A New Type of Glucose Fermentation by Clostridium thermoaceticum. J Bacteriol 1942; 43:701-715.
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Record number: 775001
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