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Species Eubacterium barkeri
Name: Eubacterium barkeri (Stadtman et al. 1972) Collins et al. 1994
Basonym: Clostridium barkeri Stadtman et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: bar’ke.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. barkeri, of Barker, named after Professor H.A. Barker, American biochemist
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BAR-ke-ri, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 25849; CIP 104307; DSM 1223; JCM 1389; VKM B-1775; VPI 5359
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M23927
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Collins MD, Lawson PA, Willems A, Cordoba JJ, Fernandez-Garayzabal J, Garcia P, Cai J, Hippe H, Farrow JA. The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:812-826. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Clostridium barkeri Stadtman et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 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 15 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.
Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Collins MD, Lawson PA, Willems A, Cordoba JJ, Fernandez-Garayzabal J, Garcia P, Cai J, Hippe H, Farrow JA. The phylogeny of the genus Clostridium: proposal of five new genera and eleven new species combinations. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:812-826. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 776069
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