Name: Paraclostridium benzoelyticum Sasi Jyothsna et al. 2016
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
Type strain: JC272; KCTC 15476; LMG 28745
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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
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