Species Enterocloster asparagiformis

Name: Enterocloster asparagiformis (Mohan et al. 2007) Haas and Blanchard 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium asparagiforme Mohan et al. 2007

Etymology: as.pa.ra.gi.for’mis. L. masc. n. asparagus, asparagus; L. neut. adj. suff. -forme, having the shape of; N.L. masc. adj. asparagiformis, having the shape of asparagus stems

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-KLOS-ter as-pa-ra-gi-FOR-mis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 48471; DSM 15981; N6

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ582080 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. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium asparagiforme Mohan et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🫡 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 species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Clostridium asparagiforme Mohan et al. 2007. Publication: Mohan R, Namsolleck P, Lawson PA, Osterhoff M, Collins MD, Alpert CA, Blaut M. Clostridium asparagiforme sp. nov., isolated from a human faecal sample. Syst Appl Microbiol 2006; 29:292-299. 🇩🇪 Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 117. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1933-1934.

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: 5945