Species Eubacterium tarantellus

Name: Eubacterium tarantellus Udey et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29255; DSM 3997; UM-87

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: L34624 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Udey LR, Young E, Sallman B. Isolation and characterization of an anaerobic bacterium, Eubacterium tarantellus sp. nov., associated with striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) mortality in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 1977; 34:402-409.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Eubacterium tarantellae corrig. Udey et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Eubacterium tarantellae corrig. Udey et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
Clostridium tarantellae (Udey et al. 1977) Lawson and Rainey 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 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". — 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 2 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.
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:909. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Udey LR, Young E, Sallman B. Isolation and characterization of an anaerobic bacterium, Eubacterium tarantellus sp. nov., associated with striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) mortality in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 1977; 34:402-409.

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Species Eubacterium tarantellus