Species ***Clostridium* *viride***

Name: Clostridium viride Buckel et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi’ri.de. L. neut. adj. viride, green, greenish, in reference to the green-colored cells and green FAD-containing enzymes of this organism

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43977; DSM 6836; T2-7

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X81125 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Buckel W, Janssen PH, Schuhmann A, Eikmanns U, Messner P, Sleytr U, Liesack W. Clostridium viride sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium using 5-aminovalerate as growth substrate previously assigned to Clostridium aminovalericum. Arch. Microbiol. 1994; 162:387-394.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 54. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:619-620.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.02970 (N = 38).
- According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species is susceptible to being reclassified among Oscillospiraceae and as a new genus". 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.
- The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Buckel W, Janssen PH, Schuhmann A, Eikmanns U, Messner P, Sleytr U, Liesack W. Clostridium viride sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium using 5-aminovalerate as growth substrate previously assigned to Clostridium aminovalericum. Arch. Microbiol. 1994; 162:387-394.

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Species Clostridium viride

Species ***Clostridium* *viride***