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Species Fusobacterium periodonticum
Name: Fusobacterium periodonticum Slots et al. 1984
Etymology: pe.ri.o’don.ti.cum. Gr. prep. peri, around; Gr. masc. n. odous, tooth; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. periodonticum, pertaining to periodonte
Type strain: ATCC 33693; CCUG 14345; DSM 19545; EK1-15; JCM 12991
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB910749
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Slots J, Potts TV, Mashimo PA. Fusobacterium periodonticum, a new species from the human oral cavity. J Dent Res 1983; 62:960-963. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 75 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Slots J, Potts TV, Mashimo PA. Fusobacterium periodonticum, a new species from the human oral cavity. J Dent Res 1983; 62:960-963.
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Record number: 783885
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