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Species Eubacterium uniforme
Name: Eubacterium uniforme van Gylswyk and van der Toorn 1985
Etymology: u.ni.for’me. L. neut. adj. uniforme, having only one shap, uniform, denoting unusual uniformity among strains
Pronunciation, gender: u-ni-FOR-me, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 35992; X3C39
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU269550
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Van Gylswyk NO, Van Der Toorn JJTK. Eubacterium uniforme sp. nov. and Eubacterium xylanophilum sp. nov., fiber-digesting bacteria from the rumina of sheep fed corn stover. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:323-326. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03006 (N = 4).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 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 genus.
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🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as a new genus within the Lachnospiraceae ".
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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Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Van Gylswyk NO, Van Der Toorn JJTK. Eubacterium uniforme sp. nov. and Eubacterium xylanophilum sp. nov., fiber-digesting bacteria from the rumina of sheep fed corn stover. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:323-326.
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Record number: 783818
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