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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Fusobacterium abscessus

Name: Fusobacterium abscessus Kommedal et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: abs.ces’sus. L. gen. masc. n. abscessus, of an abscess

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fu-so-bak-TE-ri-um abs-KES-sus, neuter

Type strain: DSM 121298; NCTC 15275; Vestland17

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16S rRNA gene: PX636095 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Kommedal O, Forni D, Bruvold TS, Dimmen G, Tellevik MG, Knoop ST, Sironi M, Sivertsen A. Fusobacterium abscessus sp. nov., associated with brain abscess in humans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7199. 🇳🇴

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kommedal O, Forni D, Bruvold TS, Dimmen G, Tellevik MG, Knoop ST, Sironi M, Sivertsen A. Fusobacterium abscessus sp. nov., associated with brain abscess in humans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7199. 🇳🇴

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Record number: 72451

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