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Species Eubacterium biforme
Name: Eubacterium biforme (Eggerth 1935) Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Bacteroides biformis" Eggerth 1935
Etymology: bi.for’me. L. neut. adj. biforme, two-shaped, two-formed (pertaining to cellular morphology)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bi-FOR-me, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 27806; CCUG 28091; DSM 3989
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M59230
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:285-307.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Holdemanella biformis (Eggerth 1935) De Maesschalck et al. 2014
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Holdemanella biformis (Eggerth 1935) De Maesschalck et al. 2014 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Bacteroides biformis" Eggerth 1935 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
- ❗ Eubacterium biforme is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Eubacterium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 36 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Prévot AR. Études de systématique bactérienne. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris) 1938; 60:285-307.
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Record number: 776070
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