Species Bacteroides forsythus
Name: Bacteroides forsythus Tanner et al. 1986
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. forsythus, pertaining to the Forsyth Dental Center, where the species was first isolated
Type strain: ATCC 43037; CCUG 21028; CCUG 21028 A; CCUG 33064; CCUG 33226; CIP 105219; DSM 18712; FDC 338; JCM 10827
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16S rRNA gene:
AB547708
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FASTA 
Valid publication:
Tanner ACR, Listgarten MA, Ebersole JL, Strzempko MN. Bacteroides forsythus sp. nov., a slow-growing, fusiform Bacteroides sp. from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:213-221. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Tannerella forsythia corrig. (Tanner et al. 1986) Sakamoto et al. 2002
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Tannerella forsythia corrig. (Tanner et al. 1986) Sakamoto et al. 2002 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Tannerella forsythensis (Tanner et al. 1986) Sakamoto et al. 2002 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- Bacteroides forsythus is the correct name if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Bacteroides.
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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: Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tanner ACR, Listgarten MA, Ebersole JL, Strzempko MN. Bacteroides forsythus sp. nov., a slow-growing, fusiform Bacteroides sp. from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:213-221.
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Record number: 783444
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