Species Clostridium thermoalcaliphilum

Name: Clostridium thermoalcaliphilum Li et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.al.ca.li.phi.lum. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. neut. n. alcali, alkali (from the Arabic al the; qaliy, soda ash) (indeclinable); N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. neut. adj. thermoalcaliphilum, referring to the organism's optimal growth under alkaline growth conditions at elevated temperatures

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51508; CIP 105528; DSM 7309; JW/YL23-2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L11304 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li Y, Engle M, Weiss N, Mandelco L, Wiegel J. Clostridium thermoalcaliphilum sp. nov., an anaerobic and thermotolerant facultative alkaliphile. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:111-118.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:372.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Alkalithermobacter thermoalcaliphilus corrig. (Li et al. 1994) Bello et al. 2024

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Alkalithermobacter thermoalcaliphilum (Li et al. 1994) Bello et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Alkalithermobacter thermoalcaliphilus corrig. (Li et al. 1994) Bello et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Clostridium thermoalcaliphilum 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 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species together with C. paradoxum are susceptible to being reclassified as a new genus within the Peptostreptococcaceae". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Li Y, Engle M, Weiss N, Mandelco L, Wiegel J. Clostridium thermoalcaliphilum sp. nov., an anaerobic and thermotolerant facultative alkaliphile. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:111-118.

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Species Clostridium thermoalcaliphilum