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Species Eubacterium saphenum
Name: Eubacterium saphenum corrig. Uematsu et al. 1993
Etymology: sa.phe.num. N.L. neut. adj. saphenum, hidden (?), referring to the fact the organisms had been hidden in a bacterial flora
Type strain: ATCC 49989; U 164-47
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
U65987
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Uematsu H, Nakazawa F, Ikeda T, Hoshino E. Eubacterium saphenum sp. nov., isolated from human periodontal pockets [corrected]. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:302-304. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.
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 saphenus Uematsu et al. 1993 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.09210 (N = 6).
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species 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.
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🧍 Listed as saphenus in the notification list.
Publication:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.
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🧍 Nom. corrig.: Erratum IJSB 43:867.
Publication:
. Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:867.
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🧍 The original spelling, Eubacterium saphenus (sic), has been corrected in accordance with Rule 61.
Publication:
. Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:867.
Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Uematsu H, Nakazawa F, Ikeda T, Hoshino E. Eubacterium saphenum sp. nov., isolated from human periodontal pockets [corrected]. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:302-304.
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Record number: 783814
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