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Species Eubacterium fossor
Name: Eubacterium fossor Bailey and Love 1986
Etymology: fos’sor. L. masc. n. fossor, a digger, delver (nominative in apposition)
Pronunciation, gender: … FOS-sor, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 43386; CIP 106638; DSM 15642; JCM 9981; NCTC 11919; VPB 2127
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB015945
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Bailey GD, Love DN. Eubacterium fossor sp. nov., an agar-corroding organism from normal pharynx and oral and respiratory tract lesions of horses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:383-387. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Atopobium fossor (Bailey and Love 1986) Kageyama et al. 1999
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Atopobium fossor (Bailey and Love 1986) Kageyama et al. 1999 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Eubacterium fossor 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 2 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.
Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Bailey GD, Love DN. Eubacterium fossor sp. nov., an agar-corroding organism from normal pharynx and oral and respiratory tract lesions of horses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:383-387. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 776084
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