
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.3883
Name	Clostridium acetobutylicum McCoy et al. 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Keis et al. 2001
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	McCoy et al. 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Keis et al. 2001
Preferred Name	Clostridium acetobutylicum
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.3883
Type Strain representative organism	L.S. McClung 2291^T (=McCoy and McClung strain W =KCTC 1790 =NCCB 29024 =NRRL B-527 =VKM B-1787 =JCM 1419 =LMG 5710 =IFO 13948 =NCIB 8052 =NCIMB 8052 =NCCB 84048 =CCRC 10639 =CCUG 42182 =ATCC 824 =IAM 19013 =DSM 792)


Proper Form	Clostridium acetobutylicum McCoy et al. 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Keis et al. 2001
Nomenclatural History	The species Clostridium acetobutylicum was originally described by McCoy et al. 1926. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Keis et al. published an emended description of this species in 2001.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Clostridium acetobutylicum McCoy et al. 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Keis et al. 2001.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.3883.
Source File	10.1601/nm.3883.xml


This information was last reviewed on June 30, 2016.

References

McCoy E, Fred EB, Peterson WH, Hastings EG. A cultural study of the acetone butyl alcohol organisms. J Infect Dis 1926; 39:457-483.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.
Keis S, Shaheen R, Jones DT. Emended descriptions of Clostridium acetobutylicum and Clostridium beijerinckii, and descriptions of Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum sp. nov. and Clostridium saccharobutylicum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:2095-2103. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-51-6-2095 [PubMed].