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Species Eubacterium callanderi
Name: Eubacterium callanderi Mountfort et al. 1988
Etymology: cal.lan’de.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. callanderi, of Callander, named in honor of John Callander for his pioneering work on anaerobic digestion of wood-based materials
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kal-LAN-de-ri, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 49165; DSM 3662; FD; JCM 10284
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X96961
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Mountfort DO, Grant WD, Clarke R, Asher RA. Eubacterium callanderi sp. nov. that demethoxylates O-methoxylated aromatic acids to volatile fatty acids. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:254-258. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 19 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Mountfort DO, Grant WD, Clarke R, Asher RA. Eubacterium callanderi sp. nov. that demethoxylates O-methoxylated aromatic acids to volatile fatty acids. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:254-258. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 776073
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