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

Category: Species

Proposed as: 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

Gender: 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)

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Clostridium asparagiforme Mohan et al. 2007, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🫡 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