Species ***Eubacterium* *pyruvativorans***

Name: Eubacterium pyruvativorans Wallace et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: py.ru.va.ti’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. pyruvatum, pyruvate; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring, eating greedily; N.L. neut. part. adj. pyruvativorans, devouring pyruvate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e͡u-bak-TE-ri-um py-ru-wa-TI-wo-rans, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-574; I-6; NCIMB 13911

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ310135 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wallace RJ, McKain N, McEwan NR, Miyagawa E, Chaudhary LC, King TP, Walker ND, Apajalahti JH, Newbold CJ. Eubacterium pyruvativorans sp. nov., a novel non-saccharolytic anaerobe from the rumen that ferments pyruvate and amino acids, forms caproate and utilizes acetate and propionate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:965-970. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1703-1705.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and is susceptible to being classified 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. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wallace RJ, McKain N, McEwan NR, Miyagawa E, Chaudhary LC, King TP, Walker ND, Apajalahti JH, Newbold CJ. Eubacterium pyruvativorans sp. nov., a novel non-saccharolytic anaerobe from the rumen that ferments pyruvate and amino acids, forms caproate and utilizes acetate and propionate. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:965-970. 🇬🇧

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Species Eubacterium pyruvativorans

Species ***Eubacterium* *pyruvativorans***