Pseudoclostridium Zhang et al. 2018
General information
Name
Pseudoclostridium
Valid publication
2018
Nomenclature type
Pseudoclostridium thermosuccinogenes
Etymology
Gr. adj. pseudes false; N.L. neut. n. Clostridium a bacterial genus; N.L. neut. n. Pseudoclostridium a false Clostridium.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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This novel genus proposed is mainly based on phylogenetic and phylogenomic data. Cells are spore-forming rods. Obligately anaerobic. Optimum growth is under thermophilic conditions (55-60 °C). A series of sugars such as glucose, fructose and cellobiose can be fermented. The genomic DNA G+C content is 36 mol%. The type species is Pseudoclostridium thermosuccinogenes.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M021702011905001 | Pseudoclostridium thermosuccinogenes | Species | 84032 |
References
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Zhang, X., Tu, B., Dai, L.-r., Lawson, P.A., Zheng, Z.-z., Liu, L.-Y., Deng, Y., Zhang, H., and 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.[DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.002966]
[PMID:30124399]