Species Eubacterium timidum

Name: Eubacterium timidum Holdeman et al. 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ti.mi.dum. L. neut. adj. timidum, fearful, afraid, timid (referring to the slight or slow growth in clumps)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33093; CIP 104214; VPI D1B-22

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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

Correct name: Mogibacterium timidum (Holdeman et al. 1980) Nakazawa et al. 2000

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Mogibacterium timidum (Holdeman et al. 1980) Nakazawa et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 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.

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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