Species Eubacterium exiguum

Name: Eubacterium exiguum Poco et al. 1996

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ex.i’gu.um. L. neut. adj. exiguum, scanty, small, referring to the scanty or poor growth of this organism

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700122; CIP 105133; DSM 15923; JCM 11022; S-7

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16S rRNA gene: AF101240 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Poco SEJ, Nakazawa F, Ikeda T, Sato M, Sato T, Hoshino E. Eubacterium exiguum sp. nov., isolated from human oral lesions. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1120-1124.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:243-244.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Slackia exigua (Poco et al. 1996) Wade et al. 1999

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Slackia exigua (Poco et al. 1996) Wade et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Eubacterium exiguum 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
- 🧍 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 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Poco SEJ, Nakazawa F, Ikeda T, Sato M, Sato T, Hoshino E. Eubacterium exiguum sp. nov., isolated from human oral lesions. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1120-1124.

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Record number: 776081

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