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

Pronunciation, gender: WI-ri-de, neuter

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

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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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.02970 (N = 32).
- 😷 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 2023-10-29. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Clostridium aminovalericum Hardman and Stadtman 1960 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hardman JK, Stadtman TC. Metabolism of omega-acids. II. Fermentation of delta-aminovaleric acid by Clostridium aminovalericum n. sp. J Bacteriol 1960; 79:549-552. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🙆 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 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***