Eggerthella is a bacterial genus of Actinomycetota, in the family Coriobacteriaceae. Members of this genus are anaerobic, non-sporulating, non-motile, Gram-positive bacilli that grow singly, as pairs, or in short chains. They are found in the human colon and feces and have been implicated as a cause of ulcerative colitis, liver and anal abscesses and systemic bacteremia.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Coriobacteriia |
| Order: | Eggerthellales |
| Family: | Eggerthellaceae |
| Genus: | Eggerthella Wade et al., 1999[1] |
| Type species | |
| Eggerthella lenta (Eggerth 1935) Wade et al. 1999
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The type strain for this genus, Eggerthella lenta, was known as Eubacterium lentum prior to 1999.[4][5] The genus is named for Arnold Eggerth, who first described the organism in 1935.[6]
Eggerthella has not been characterized well because of identification difficulties. It is an emerging pathogen that is likely to be studied and recognized more in years to come. It has a tendency to cause disease that spreads throughout the body.[7]
Phylogeny
editThe currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[8]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Eggerthella". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ Lau, S. K.P.; P. C.W. Woo; A. M.Y. Fung; K.M. Chan; G. K.S. Woo; K.Y. Yuen (2004). "Anaerobic, non-sporulating, Gram-positive bacilli bacteraemia characterized by 16S rRNA gene sequencing". J. Med. Microbiol. 53 (Pt 12): 1247–1253. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.45803-0. PMID 15585505. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ Lau, S.K.; P.C. Woo; G.K. Woo; A.M. Fung; M.K. Wong; K.M. Chan; D.M. Tam; K.Y. Yuen (2004). "Eggerthella hongkongensis sp. nov. and Eggerthella sinensis sp. nov., two novel Eggerthella species, account for half of the cases of Eggerthella bacteremia". Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 49 (4): 255–263. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.04.012. PMID 15313530.
- ^ Kageyama, A.; Y. Benno; T. Nakase (1999). "Phylogenetic evidence for the transfer of Eubacterium lentum to the genus Eggerthella as Eggerthella lenta gen. nov., comb. nov". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49 (4): 1725–1732. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1725. PMID 10555354. Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ Moore, W. E. C; E.P. Cato; L.V. Holdeman (1971). "Eubacterium lentum (Eggerth) Prevot 1938: emendation of description and designation of the neotype strain". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 21 (4): 299–303. doi:10.1099/00207713-21-4-299.
- ^ Eggerth, A. (September 1935). "The Gram-positive Non-spore-bearing Anaerobic Bacilli of Human Feces". J. Bacteriol. 30 (3): 277–299. doi:10.1128/jb.30.3.277-299.1935. PMC 543656. PMID 16559837.
- ^ Gardiner, B. J., T. M. Korman, and R. K. Junckerstorff. “Eggerthella lenta Bacteremia Complicated by Spondylodiscitis, Psoas Abscess, and Meningitis.” Ed. P. Bourbeau. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 52.4 (2014): 1278–1280. PMC. Web. 1 Oct. 2017.
- ^ Sayers; et al. "Eggerthella". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "LTP_08_2023 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "GTDB release 08-RS214". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "bac120_r214.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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