Species Clostridium thermosulfurigenes

Name: Clostridium thermosulfurigenes corrig. Schink and Zeikus 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.sul.fu.ri’ge.nes. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); Gr. ind. v. gennaô, produce, engender; N.L. neut. part. adj. thermosulfurigenes, releasing sulfur in heat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … t^her-mo-sul-fu-RI-ge-nes, neuter

Type strain: 4B; ATCC 33743; DSM 2229

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16S rRNA gene: X58351 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schink B, Zeikus JG. Clostridium thermosulfurogenes sp. nov., a new thermophile that produces elemental sulfur from thiosulfate. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1983; 129:1149-1158.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 12. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:896-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes (Schink and Zeikus 1983) Lee et al. 1993

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Clostridium thermosulfurogenes Schink and Zeikus 1983	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes (Schink and Zeikus 1983) Lee et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium thermosulfurigenes 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. — 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 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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.
- 🧍 The original spelling Clostridium thermosulfurogenes (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.
- 🧍 The original spelling, Clostridium thermosulfurogenes (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.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Schink B, Zeikus JG. Clostridium thermosulfurogenes sp. nov., a new thermophile that produces elemental sulfur from thiosulfate. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1983; 129:1149-1158.

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Species Clostridium thermosulfurigenes