Species ***Eubacterium* *yurii***

Name: Eubacterium yurii Margaret and Krywolap 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: yu’ri.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. yurii, of Yuri (author)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e͡u-bak-TE-ri-um YU-ri-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 43714; SM14

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16S rRNA gene: GU269551 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Margaret BS, Krywolap GN. Eubacterium yurii subsp. yurii sp. nov. and Eubacterium yurii subsp. margaretiae subsp. nov.: test tube brush bacteria from subgingival dental plaque. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:145-149.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03147 (N = 5).
- 😷 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". — 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 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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 species itself.
- 🧍 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. 🇬🇧

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Eubacterium yurii subsp. margaretiae Margaret and Krywolap 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Eubacterium yurii subsp. schtitka Margaret and Krywolap 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Eubacterium yurii subsp. yurii (Margaret and Krywolap 1986) Margaret and Krywolap 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Margaret BS, Krywolap GN. Eubacterium yurii subsp. yurii sp. nov. and Eubacterium yurii subsp. margaretiae subsp. nov.: test tube brush bacteria from subgingival dental plaque. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:145-149.

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Record number: 783820

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Species Eubacterium yurii

Species ***Eubacterium* *yurii***