Eubacterium /Eu·bac·te·ri·um/ (u-bak-ter´e-um) a genus of bacteria of the family Propionibacteriaceae, found as
saprophytes in soil and water, and normal inhabitants of human skin and cavities, occasionally causing infection of soft
tissue. they attack carbohydrates and may be pathogenic
EUBACTERIUM: E. lentum, the most often isolated species, has been linked to endocarditis and some wound infections