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Species Eubacterium plautii
Name: Eubacterium plautii (Séguin 1928) Hofstad and Aasjord 1982
Basonym: Fusobacterium plauti Séguin 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: plau’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. plautii, referring to Plaut
Pronunciation, gender: … PLA͡U-ti-i, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 29863; CCUG 28093; DSM 4000; Prévot S1; VPI 0310
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY724678
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Hofstad T, Aasjord P. Eubacterium plautii (Séguin 1928) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:346-349. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Flavonifractor plautii (Séguin 1928) Carlier et al. 2010
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Flavonifractor plautii (Séguin 1928) Carlier et al. 2010 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Fusobacterium plautii corrig. Séguin 1928 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Clostridium orbiscindens Winter et al. 1991 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Fusobacterium plauti Séguin 1928 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Carlier et al. (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium orbiscindens Winter et al. 1991.
Publication:
Carlier JP, Bedora-Faure M, K'ouas G, Alauzet C, Mory F. Proposal to unify Clostridium orbiscindens Winter et al. 1991 and Eubacterium plautii (Seguin 1928) Hofstad and Aasjord 1982, with description of Flavonifractor plautii gen. nov., comb. nov., and reassignment of Bacteroides capillosus to Pseudoflavonifractor capillosus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:585-590.
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- ❗ Eubacterium plautii 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 = 2. — 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 7 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.
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⏰ According to Carlier et al. (2010), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium orbiscindens Winter et al. 1991.
Publication:
Carlier JP, Bedora-Faure M, K'ouas G, Alauzet C, Mory F. Proposal to unify Clostridium orbiscindens Winter et al. 1991 and Eubacterium plautii (Seguin 1928) Hofstad and Aasjord 1982, with description of Flavonifractor plautii gen. nov., comb. nov., and reassignment of Bacteroides capillosus to Pseudoflavonifractor capillosus gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:585-590.
Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hofstad T, Aasjord P. Eubacterium plautii (Séguin 1928) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:346-349.
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Record number: 776095
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