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Subspecies Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. leptospartum
Name: Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. leptospartum (Toda et al. 1989) Zhang et al. 2018
Basonym: Thermobacteroides leptospartum Toda et al. 1989
Etymology: lep.to.spar’tum. Gr. masc. adj. leptos, thin; Gr. neut. n. sparton, rope; N.L. neut. n. leptospartum, thin rope
Pronunciation, gender: lep-to-SPAR-tum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 51338; C-17-70; DSM 9219; IAM 13499; JCM 9762
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB572913
Analyse
FASTA
Valid 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: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Clostridium stercorarium subsp. leptospartum (Toda et al. 1989) Fardeau et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Thermobacteroides leptospartum Toda et al. 1989 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
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Notes:
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Thermoclostridium stercorarium (Madden 1983) 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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Record number: 798378
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