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Species Eubacterium contortum
Name: Eubacterium contortum (Prévot 1947) Holdeman et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Catenabacterium contortum" Prévot 1947
Etymology: con.tor’tum. L. neut. part. adj. contortum, twisted
Type strain: 113 VI; ATCC 25540; CCUG 52236; DSM 3982; JCM 6483
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LC071803
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Holdeman LV, Cato EP, Moore WEC. Eubacterium contortum (Prévot) comb. nov.: emendation of description and designation of the type strain. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:304-306. 
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: Faecalicatena contorta (Prévot 1947) Sakamoto et al. 2017
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Catenabacterium contortum" Prévot 1947 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Faecalicatena contorta (Prévot 1947) Sakamoto et al. 2017 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Eubacterium contortum 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 9 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Holdeman LV, Cato EP, Moore WEC. Eubacterium contortum (Prévot) comb. nov.: emendation of description and designation of the type strain. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:304-306.
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Record number: 776075
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