Species Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum

Name: Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum McClung 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.sac.cha.ro.ly’ti.cum. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. thermosaccharolyticum, referring to thermophilic and sugar-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um t^her-mo-sak-k^ha-ro-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 7956; DSM 571; HAMBI 2225; LMG 2811; NBIMCC 8957; NCTC 13789

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M59119 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: McClung LS. Studies on Anaerobic Bacteria: IV. Taxonomy of Cultures of a Thermophilic Species Causing "Swells" of Canned Foods. J Bacteriol 1935; 29:189-203.

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

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

Correct name: Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum (McClung 1935) Collins et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum (McClung 1935) Collins et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum 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 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 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 48 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: McClung LS. Studies on Anaerobic Bacteria: IV. Taxonomy of Cultures of a Thermophilic Species Causing "Swells" of Canned Foods. J Bacteriol 1935; 29:189-203.

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Record number: 775012

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Species Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum