Name: Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. stercorarium (Madden 1983) Zhang et al. 2018

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium stercorarium Madden 1983

Etymology: ster.co.ra’ri.um. L. neut. adj. stercorarium, pertaining to dung, referring to the source of the isolate, a compost heap

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ster-ko-RA-ri-um, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35414; DSM 6239; DSM 8532; NCIB 11754; NCIMB 11754

See detailed strain information at

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)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium stercorarium subsp. stercorarium (Madden 1983) Fardeau et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. leptospartum (Toda et al. 1989) Zhang et al. 2018 but an explicit description was also provided. 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. 🇨🇳
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. thermolacticum (Le Ruyet et al. 1988) Zhang et al. 2018 but an explicit description was also provided. 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. 🇨🇳
  • 🙆 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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