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Subspecies Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. thermolacticum
Name: Thermoclostridium stercorarium subsp. thermolacticum (Le Ruyet et al. 1988) Zhang et al. 2018
Basonym: Clostridium thermolacticum Le Ruyet et al. 1988
Etymology: ther.mo.lac’ti.cum. Gr. masc. adj. thermos, hot; N.L. neut. n. acidum lacticum, lactic acid; N.L. neut. adj. thermolacticum, pertaining to a thermophile producing lactic acid
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ther-mo-LAK-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 43739; DSM 2910; TX 41
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X72870
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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. 
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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. thermolacticum (Le Ruyet et al. 1988) Fardeau et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Clostridium thermolacticum Le Ruyet et al. 1988 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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