Species Enterocloster aldensis

Name: Enterocloster aldensis (Warren et al. 2007) Haas and Blanchard 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium aldenense Warren et al. 2007

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1318; CCUG 52204; DSM 19262; RMA 9741

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16S rRNA gene: DQ279736 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Haas KN, Blanchard JL. Reclassification of the Clostridium clostridioforme and Clostridium sphenoides clades as Enterocloster gen. nov. and Lacrimispora gen. nov., including reclassification of 15 taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:23-34. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Enterocloster aldenensis corrig. (Warren et al. 2007) Haas and Blanchard 2020

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Enterocloster aldenensis corrig. (Warren et al. 2007) Haas and Blanchard 2020	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium aldenense Warren et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 1 time 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Enterocloster Haas and Blanchard 2020

Assigned by: Haas KN, Blanchard JL. Reclassification of the Clostridium clostridioforme and Clostridium sphenoides clades as Enterocloster gen. nov. and Lacrimispora gen. nov., including reclassification of 15 taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:23-34. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 5940