Eggerthella

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Eggerthella
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Coriobacteriia
Order: Eggerthellales
Family: Eggerthellaceae
Genus: Eggerthella
Wade et al., 1999
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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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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]

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