Name: "Gottschalkia purinilytica" (Dürre et al. 1981) Yutin and Galperin 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium purinolyticum Dürre et al. 1981

Etymology: pu.ri.ni.ly.ti.ca. N.L. fem. adj. lytica, dissolving; N.L. fem. adj. purinilytica, lysing the purine ring

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33906; DSM 1384; WA 1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M60491 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: Gottschalkia purinilytica (Dürre et al. 1981) Poehlein et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium purinilyticum corrig. Dürre et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gottschalkia purinilytica (Dürre et al. 1981) Poehlein et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium purinolyticum Dürre et al. 1981	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.

Parent taxon: "Gottschalkia" 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: 16631