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The Genus Eubacterium and Related Genera

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The Prokaryotes

Phylogeny

The genus Eubacterium, because of its loose definition (see Taxonomy section below), includes species with a diverse range of phenotypes. Not surprisingly, therefore, 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison has revealed that the species of this genus are widely distributed within the phylogenetic tree. At present, 16S rRNA sequences have been determined for 45 of the 46 species and subspecies. These all fall within the phylum Firmicutes (Fig. 1). The type species, Eubacterium limosum belongs to a cluster with Eubacterium callanderi and Eubacterium barkeri, and it has been suggested that the genus Eubacterium sensu stricto should be restricted to these species (Willems and Collins, 1996), with the possible addition of Eubacterium aggregans, which also belongs to this phylogenetic group. Other major clusters of Eubacterium species within the Firmicutes include one consisting of Eubacterium biforme, Eubacterium cylindroides, Eubacterium dolichum and Eubacterium tortuosumwithin the...

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, Box 196, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0312, USA

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  2. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University Medical School, 299 Campus Drive, Fairchild, D039, Stanford, CA, 94305-5124, USA

    Stanley Falkow

  3. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, 69978, Israel

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  4. Department of Microbiology, Technical University Munich, 80290, Munich, Germany

    Karl-Heinz Schleifer

  5. DSMZ- German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Mascheroder Weg 1b, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany

    Erko Stackebrandt

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Wade, W.G. (2006). The Genus Eubacterium and Related Genera. In: Dworkin, M., Falkow, S., Rosenberg, E., Schleifer, KH., Stackebrandt, E. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30744-3_28

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