Name: Amedibacillus dolichus (Moore et al. 1976) Ikeyama et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Eubacterium dolichum Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: do.li’chus. Gr. masc. adj. dolichos, long; N.L. masc. adj. dolichus, long

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-me-di-ba-KIL-lus do-LI-k^hus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29143; DSM 3991; JCM 10413; VPI C9; VPI C9-20

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB649277 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ikeyama N, Toyoda A, Morohoshi S, Kunihiro T, Murakami T, Mori H, Iino T, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Amedibacterium intestinale gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Eubacterium dolichum Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) as Amedibacillus dolichus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3656-3664. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4848-4850.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Eubacterium dolichum Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Absiella dolichum" (Moore et al. 1976) Paek et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Amedibacillus Ikeyama et al. 2020. Publication: Ikeyama N, Toyoda A, Morohoshi S, Kunihiro T, Murakami T, Mori H, Iino T, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Amedibacterium intestinale gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Eubacterium dolichum Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) as Amedibacillus dolichus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3656-3664. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Amedibacillus Ikeyama et al. 2020

Assigned by: Ikeyama N, Toyoda A, Morohoshi S, Kunihiro T, Murakami T, Mori H, Iino T, Ohkuma M, Sakamoto M. Amedibacterium intestinale gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces, and reclassification of Eubacterium dolichum Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) as Amedibacillus dolichus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3656-3664. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 8290