Species Eubacterium suis

Name: Eubacterium suis (ex Soltys and Spratling 1957) Wegienek and Reddy 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: su’is. L. gen. masc./fem. n. suis, of a hog, of a pig

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e͡u-bak-TE-ri-um SU-is, neuter

Type strain: 50052; ATCC 33144; CIP 105361; DSM 20639; Soltys 50052

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: S83623 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wegienek J, Reddy CA. Taxonomic study of "Corynebacterium suis" Soltys and Spratling: proposal of Eubacterium suis (nom. rev.) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:218-228.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Actinobaculum suis (Wegienek and Reddy 1982 ex Soltys and Spratling 1957) Lawson et al. 1997

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Actinobaculum suis (Wegienek and Reddy 1982 ex Soltys and Spratling 1957) Lawson et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Actinomyces suis (Wegienek and Reddy 1982 ex Soltys and Spratling 1957) Ludwig et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Eubacterium suis 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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, 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 16 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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.
- 🧍 Basonym "Corynebacterium suis".

Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wegienek J, Reddy CA. Taxonomic study of "Corynebacterium suis" Soltys and Spratling: proposal of Eubacterium suis (nom. rev.) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:218-228.

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Species Eubacterium suis