Species Paraclostridium benzoelyticum

Name: Paraclostridium benzoelyticum Sasi Jyothsna et al. 2016

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ben.zo.e.ly’ti.cum. N.L. n. benzoe, benzoic resin (from Arabic luban dschawi); N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, dissolving; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. benzoelyticum, degrading benzoate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa-ra-klos-TRI-di-um ben-zo-e-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: JC272; KCTC 15476; LMG 28745

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN846800 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sasi Jyothsna TS, Tushar L, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Paraclostridium benzoelyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment and reclassification of Clostridium bifermentans as Paraclostridium bifermentans comb. nov. Proposal of a new genus Paeniclostridium gen. nov. to accommodate Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium ghonii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1268-1274. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.

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 0.04869 (N = 9).
  • 😷 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 14 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Paraclostridium Sasi Jyothsna et al. 2016

Assigned by: Sasi Jyothsna TS, Tushar L, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Paraclostridium benzoelyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment and reclassification of Clostridium bifermentans as Paraclostridium bifermentans comb. nov. Proposal of a new genus Paeniclostridium gen. nov. to accommodate Clostridium sordellii and Clostridium ghonii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1268-1274. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 793945