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Species Eubacterium cellulosolvens
Name: Eubacterium cellulosolvens (Bryant et al. 1958) Holdeman and Moore 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Cillobacterium cellulosolvens" Bryant et al. 1958
Etymology: cel.lu.lo.sol’vens. N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose; L. pres. part. solvens, dissolving; N.L. neut. part. adj. cellulosolvens, cellulosedissolving
Pronunciation, gender: … kel-lu-lo-SOL-wens, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 43171; JCM 9499; van Gylswyk and Hoffman strain 6
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X71860
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FASTA
Effective publication: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Eubacterium. In: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC (eds), Anaerobe Laboratory Manual, Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1972, p. 39-47.
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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Cillobacterium cellulosolvens" Bryant et al. 1958 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Emendations:
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van Gylswyk and van der Toorn 1986
Van Gylswyk NO, Van Der Toorn JJTK. Description and designation of a neotype strain of Eubacterium cellulosolvens (Cillobacterium cellulosolvens Bryant, Small, Bouma and Robinson) Holdeman and Moore. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:275-277.
Notes:- 🧍 In the paper by van Gylswyk and van der Toorn 1986 the type strain ATCC 43171 is incorrectly cited as ATCC 00000.
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van Gylswyk and van der Toorn 1986
Van Gylswyk NO, Van Der Toorn JJTK. Description and designation of a neotype strain of Eubacterium cellulosolvens (Cillobacterium cellulosolvens Bryant, Small, Bouma and Robinson) Holdeman and Moore. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:275-277.
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03901 (N = 7).
- 😷 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 25 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 the genus.
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species affiliating among Lachnospiraceae and may be classified as new genus".
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
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🧍 On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is incorrectly cited as Bryant B348 (sic).
Publication:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Eubacterium. In: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC (eds), Anaerobe Laboratory Manual, Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1972, p. 39-47.
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Record number: 783806
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