Species Clostridium thermosulfurogenes

Name: Clostridium thermosulfurogenes Schink and Zeikus 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um t^her-mo-sul-fu-RO-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: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Clostridium thermosulfurigenes corrig. Schink and Zeikus 1983

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

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

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 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 35 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: 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 thermosulfurogenes