Species associated with infection - E. lenta (previouslyEubacteriumlentum)
Reported infections - rectal abscess
From faecal flora - significance as pathogen poorly defined
References - Kageyama, A., Benno, Y., Nakase, T. (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, 1725-1732.