Species Eubacterium formicigenerans

Name: Eubacterium formicigenerans Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: for.mi.ci.ge’ne.rans. N.L. neut. n. acidum formicum, formic acid; L. pres. part. generans, producing; N.L. neut. part. adj. formicigenerans, formic acid-producing, referring to its production of large amounts of formic acid from carbohydrate fermentation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e͡u-bak-TE-ri-um for-mi-ki-GE-ne-rans, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 27755; DSM 3992

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16S rRNA gene: L34619 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. New genus, Coprococcus, twelve new species, and emended descriptions of four previously described species of bacteria from human feces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1974; 24:260-277.

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: Dorea formicigenerans (Holdeman and Moore 1974) Taras et al. 2002

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Dorea formicigenerans (Holdeman and Moore 1974) Taras et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Eubacterium formicigenerans 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 1 time 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: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. New genus, Coprococcus, twelve new species, and emended descriptions of four previously described species of bacteria from human feces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1974; 24:260-277.

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Record number: 776083

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Species Eubacterium formicigenerans