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Species Eubacterium fissicatena
Name: Eubacterium fissicatena Taylor 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: fis.si.ca.te’na. L. masc. perf. part. fissus, clived, splite; L. fem. n. catena, a chain; N.L. fem. n. fissicatena, a broken chain (nominative in apposition)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fis-si-ka-TE-na, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 33661; DSM 3598; JCM 31501; JCM 9983; NCIB 10446; NCIMB 10446
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
GU985201
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Taylor MM. Eubacterium fissicatena sp.nov. isolated from the alimentary tract of the goat. J Gen Microbiol 1972; 71:457-463. 
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 fissicatena (Taylor 1972) Sakamoto et al. 2017
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Faecalicatena fissicatena (Taylor 1972) Sakamoto et al. 2017 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Eubacterium fissicatena 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 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 57 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Taylor MM. Eubacterium fissicatena sp.nov. isolated from the alimentary tract of the goat. J Gen Microbiol 1972; 71:457-463.
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Record number: 776082
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