Name: Anaerorhabdus furcosus (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Shah and Collins 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus furcosus" Veillon and Zuber 1898

Pronunciation, gender: fur-KO-sus, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 25662; VPI 3253

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16S rRNA gene: GU585668 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Shah HN, Collins MD. Reclassification of Bacteroides furcosus Veillon and Zuber (Hauduroy, Ehringer, Urbain, Guillot and Magrou) in a new genus Anaerorhabdus, as Anaerorhabdus furcosus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:86-88.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Anaerorhabdus furcosa corrig. (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Shah and Collins 1986

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Anaerorhabdus furcosa corrig. (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Shah and Collins 1986	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Bacteroides furcosus (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Hauduroy et al. 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacillus furcosus" Veillon and Zuber 1898	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• 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. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Anaerorhabdus Shah and Collins 1986

Assigned by: Shah HN, Collins MD. Reclassification of Bacteroides furcosus Veillon and Zuber (Hauduroy, Ehringer, Urbain, Guillot and Magrou) in a new genus Anaerorhabdus, as Anaerorhabdus furcosus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:86-88.

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Record number: 783372