Species Eubacterium desmolans

Name: Eubacterium desmolans Morris et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: des’mo.lans. Gr. masc. n. desmos, a bond, mod. chem. term desmolase, an enzyme that splits a carbon-carbon bond; N.L. neut. part. adj. desmolans, making desmolase

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e͡u-bak-TE-ri-um DES-mo-lans, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43058; CCUG 27818; JCM 6566

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16S rRNA gene: L34618 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Morris GN, Winter J, Cato EP, Ritchie AE, Bokkenheuser VD. Eubacterium desmolans sp. nov., a steroid desmolase-producing species from cat fecal flora. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:183-186.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Agathobaculum desmolans (Morris et al. 1986) Ahn et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Butyricicoccus desmolans (Morris et al. 1986) Takada et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Agathobaculum desmolans (Morris et al. 1986) Ahn et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Eubacterium desmolans 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 2026-08-13. 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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: Morris GN, Winter J, Cato EP, Ritchie AE, Bokkenheuser VD. Eubacterium desmolans sp. nov., a steroid desmolase-producing species from cat fecal flora. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:183-186.

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Species Eubacterium desmolans