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Species Eubacterium timidum
Name: Eubacterium timidum Holdeman et al. 1980
Etymology: ti’mi.dum. L. neut. adj. timidum, fearful, afraid, timid (referring to the slight or slow growth in clumps)
Pronunciation, gender: TI-mi-dum, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 33093; CIP 104214; VPI D1B-22
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z36296
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Holdeman LV, Cato EP, Burmeister JA, Moore WEC. Descriptions of Eubacterium timidum sp. nov., Eubacterium brachy sp. nov., and Eubacterium nodatum sp. nov. isolated from human periodontitis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:163-169. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Mogibacterium timidum (Holdeman et al. 1980) Nakazawa et al. 2000
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mogibacterium timidum (Holdeman et al. 1980) Nakazawa et al. 2000 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Eubacterium timidum 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 = 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. — 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 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Holdeman LV, Cato EP, Burmeister JA, Moore WEC. Descriptions of Eubacterium timidum sp. nov., Eubacterium brachy sp. nov., and Eubacterium nodatum sp. nov. isolated from human periodontitis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:163-169.
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Record number: 776106
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