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Species Blautia obeum
Name: Blautia obeum (Moore et al. 1976) Lawson and Finegold 2015
Basonym: Ruminococcus obeum Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: o’be.um. N.L. neut. n. obeum, egg, referring to the ovoid shape of the cells (nominative in apposition)
Type strain: ATCC 29174; DSM 25238; KCTC 15206
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X85101
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Lawson PA, Finegold SM. Reclassification of Ruminococcus obeum as Blautia obeum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:789-793. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1701-1702.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Ruminococcus obeum Moore et al. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.05585 (N = 70).
- 😷 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 41 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 other species in the genus.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species appears to be a commensal.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Blautia Liu et al. 2008
Assigned by:
Lawson PA, Finegold SM. Reclassification of Ruminococcus obeum as Blautia obeum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:789-793. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 792622
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