Species "Pseudoclostridium thermosuccinogenes"

Name: "Pseudoclostridium thermosuccinogenes" (Drent et al. 1995) Zhang et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium thermosuccinogenes Drent et al. 1995

Etymology: ther.mo.suc.ci.no’ge.nes. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. neut. n. acidum succinicum, succinic acid; Gr. ind. v. gennaô, produce; N.L. neut. part. adj. thermosuccinogenes, succinic acid producing under heat

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-klos-TRI-di-um t^her-mo-suk-ki-NO-ge-nes, neuter

Nomenclatural type: DSM 5807; IC

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18180 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Zhang X, Tu B, Dai LR, Lawson PA, Zheng ZZ, Liu LY, Deng Y, Zhang H, Cheng L. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3197-3211. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:10-12.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Clostridium thermosuccinogenes Drent et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium thermosuccinogenes Drent et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Pseudoclostridium" Zhang et al. 2018. Publication: Zhang X, Tu B, Dai LR, Lawson PA, Zheng ZZ, Liu LY, Deng Y, Zhang H, Cheng L. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3197-3211. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published (only one type-strain deposit [Rule 30]). Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: "Pseudoclostridium" Zhang et al. 2018

Assigned by: Zhang X, Tu B, Dai LR, Lawson PA, Zheng ZZ, Liu LY, Deng Y, Zhang H, Cheng L. Petroclostridium xylanilyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from an oilfield, and reclassification of clostridial cluster III members into four novel genera in a new Hungateiclostridiaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3197-3211. 🇨🇳

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