Name: "Ruminiclostridium thermocellum" (Viljoen et al. 1926) Yutin and Galperin 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium thermocellum Viljoen et al. 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ther.mo.cel’lum. N.L. neut. adj. thermocellum, a thermophile that digests cellulose

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 27405; DSM 1237; JCM 9322; LMG 10435; NBRC 103400; NRRL B-4536

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB558166 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Yutin N, Galperin MY. A genomic update on clostridial phylogeny: Gram-negative spore formers and other misplaced clostridia. Environ Microbiol 2013; 15:2631-2641.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Acetivibrio thermocellus (Viljoen et al. 1926) Tindall 2019

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetivibrio thermocellus (Viljoen et al. 1926) Tindall 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Hungateiclostridium thermocellum (Viljoen et al. 1926) Zhang et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Clostridium thermocellum Viljoen et al. 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: "Ruminiclostridium" Yutin and Galperin 2013

Assigned by: Yutin N, Galperin MY. A genomic update on clostridial phylogeny: Gram-negative spore formers and other misplaced clostridia. Environ Microbiol 2013; 15:2631-2641.

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Record number: 7185