title: Phylogenic and phenotypic evidence for the transfer of Eubacterium fossor to the genus Atopobium as Atopobium fossor comb. nov.
abstract: The 16S rRNA primary structure of Eubacterium fossor was determined by sequencing in vitro amplified rDNA. Sequence comparisons indicated that E. fossor has a specific phylogenetic association with the Atopobium species and is far from E. limosum, the type species of the genus Eubacterium. Phenotypic characters of E. fossor resemble those of the genus Atopobium. Therefore, we propose that E. fossor should be transferred to the genus Atopobium as Atopobium fossor comb. nov.
authors.affiliation: Japan Collection of Microorganisms, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama. kageyama@ulmus.riken.go.jp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Benno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakase
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005051:Eubacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S