Subscribe to our newsletter
Sign up to our mailing list to receive updates from LPSN every few months.
Follow the ICSP and DSMZ (D3) on LinkedIn.
Species Alkalithermobacter paradoxus
Name: Alkalithermobacter paradoxus (Li et al. 1993) Bello et al. 2024
Basonym: Clostridium paradoxum Li et al. 1993
Etymology: pa.ra.do’xus. Gr. masc./fem. adj. paradoxos, contrary to expectation, incredible; N.L. masc. adj. paradoxus, incredible, referring to the unusual property of sporulated cells to be highly motile
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-ra-DO-ksus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 51510; CIP 105527; DSM 7308; JW-YL-7
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z69932
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247. 
🇨🇦
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6301.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
-
Synonyms:
-
Name Kind Clostridium paradoxum Li et al. 1993 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
-
-
Notes:
-
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Alkalithermobacter Bello et al. 2024.
Publication:
Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247. 🇨🇦
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
-
🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Alkalithermobacter Bello et al. 2024.
Publication:
Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247.
Parent taxon: Alkalithermobacter Bello et al. 2024
Assigned by:
Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247. 🇨🇦
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/alkalithermobacter-paradoxusLink copied to clipboard
Record number: 43365
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-02-16 18:01:44