Species "Bacillus gonidiaformans"

Name: "Bacillus gonidiaformans" Tunnicliff and Jackson 1925

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: go.ni.di.a.for’mans. L. pres. part. formans, forming; N.L. masc. part. adj. gonidiaformans, gonidia forming [probably better: gonidiiformans]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus go-ni-di-a-FOR-mans, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 25563; CCUG 16790; DSM 19810

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16S rRNA gene: M58679 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Tunnicliff R, Jackson L. Bacillus gonidiaformans (n. sp.). An hitherto undescribed organism. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1925; 36:430-438.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Fusobacterium gonidiaformans (Tunnicliff and Jackson 1925) Moore and Holdeman 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Fusobacterium gonidiaformans (Tunnicliff and Jackson 1925) Moore and Holdeman 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Fusobacterium equinum Dorsch et al. 2001	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Fatahi-Bafghi (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Fusobacterium equinum Dorsch et al. 2001. Publication: Fatahi-Bafghi M. Genomic and phylogenomic analysis of Fusobacteriaceae family and proposal to reclassify Fusobacterium naviforme Jungano 1909 into a novel genus as Zandiella naviformis gen. nov., comb. nov. and reclassification of Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme as later heterotypic synonym of Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum and Fusobacterium equinum as later heterotypic synonym of Fusobacterium gonidiaformans. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:34. 🇮🇷
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
- 😷 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tunnicliff R, Jackson L. Bacillus gonidiaformans (n. sp.). An hitherto undescribed organism. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1925; 36:430-438.

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Species "Bacillus gonidiaformans"