Species ***Clostridium* *thermosuccinogenes***

Name: Clostridium thermosuccinogenes Drent et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.suc.ci.no’ge.nes. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. neut. n. acidum succinicum, succinic acid; Gr. ind. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. neut. part. adj. thermosuccinogenes, succinic acid producing in heat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um t^her-mo-suk-ki-NO-ge-nes, neuter

Type strain: DSM 5807; IC

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18180 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Drent WJ, Lahpor GA, Wiegant WM, Gottschal JC. Fermentation of Inulin by Clostridium thermosuccinogenes sp. nov., a Thermophilic Anaerobic Bacterium Isolated from Various Habitats. Appl Environ Microbiol 1991; 57:455-462.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 55. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:879-880.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Pseudoclostridium thermosuccinogenes" (Drent et al. 1995) Zhang et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 😷 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 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 11 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species is susceptible to being reclassified as Cellulosibacter". 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: Drent WJ, Lahpor GA, Wiegant WM, Gottschal JC. Fermentation of Inulin by Clostridium thermosuccinogenes sp. nov., a Thermophilic Anaerobic Bacterium Isolated from Various Habitats. Appl Environ Microbiol 1991; 57:455-462.

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Species Clostridium thermosuccinogenes

Species ***Clostridium* *thermosuccinogenes***