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Species Eubacterium oxidoreducens
Name: Eubacterium oxidoreducens corrig. Krumholz and Bryant 1986
Etymology: o.xi.do.re.du’cens. N.L. neut. n. oxidum, oxide; L. pres. part. reducens, leading back, bringing back and in chemistry converting to a different oxidation state; N.L. neut. part. adj. oxidoreducens, reducing compounds (containing) oxygen
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-ksi-do-re-DU-kens, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 43585; DSM 3217; G41
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FR733672
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Krumholz LR, Bryant MP. Eubacterium oxidoreducens sp. nov. requiring H2 or formate to degrade gallate, pyrogallol, phloroglucinol and quercetin. Arch. Microbiol. 1986; 144:8-14. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 21. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:489.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Eubacterium oxidoreducans Krumholz and Bryant 1986 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 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 30 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species affiliating among Lachnospiraceae as a new genus".
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
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🧍 Misspelled "oxidoreducans" in Validation List No 21; IJSB 36:489.
Publication:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 21. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:489.
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🧍 In Validation List no. 21, the name Eubacterium oxidoreducens was misspelt as Eubacterium oxidoreducans (sic) both in the table and in the reference cited.
Publication:
Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938. 🇫🇷
Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Krumholz LR, Bryant MP. Eubacterium oxidoreducens sp. nov. requiring H2 or formate to degrade gallate, pyrogallol, phloroglucinol and quercetin. Arch. Microbiol. 1986; 144:8-14. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 776093
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