Name: Clostridium ammoniilyticum Hitch et al. 2022
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: am.mo.ni.i.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. ammonium, ammonia; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. ammoniilyticum, ammonia-degrading, to reflect the activity of the bacterium
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um am-mo-ni-i-LY-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: DSM 108253; H4_15; JCM 34991
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Oren A, Overmann J, Lawley TD, Clavel T. Automated analysis of genomic sequences facilitates high-throughput and comprehensive description of bacteria. ISME Commun 2021; 1:16. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 205. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5331.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Oren A, Overmann J, Lawley TD, Clavel T. Automated analysis of genomic sequences facilitates high-throughput and comprehensive description of bacteria. ISME Commun 2021; 1:16. 🇩🇪
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