Species ***Clostridium* *hydrogeniformans***

Name: Clostridium hydrogeniformans Bowman et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hy.dro.ge.ni.for’mans. N.L. neut. n. hydrogenum, hydrogen; L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. neut. part. adj. hydrogeniformans, hydrogen-forming

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hy-dro-ge-ni-FOR-mans, neuter

Type strain: BL-20; DSM 21757; NRRL B-51348

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ196623 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bowman KS, Dupre RE, Rainey FA, Moe WM. Clostridium hydrogeniformans sp. nov. and Clostridium cavendishii sp. nov., hydrogen-producing bacteria from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:358-363. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1011-1012.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.04298 (N = 30).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bowman KS, Dupre RE, Rainey FA, Moe WM. Clostridium hydrogeniformans sp. nov. and Clostridium cavendishii sp. nov., hydrogen-producing bacteria from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:358-363. 🇺🇸

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Species Clostridium hydrogeniformans

Species ***Clostridium* *hydrogeniformans***