Species Fusobacterium alocis

Name: Fusobacterium alocis Cato et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: Gr. fem. n. alox, a furrow; N.L. gen. fem. n. alocis, of a furrow, referring to its isolation from a crevice of the gums

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35896; CCUG 47790; VPI D40B-5

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16S rRNA gene: AJ006962 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cato EP, Moore LVH, Moore WEC. Fusobacterium alocis sp. nov. and Fusobacterium sulci sp. nov. from the human gingival sulcus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:475-477.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Filifactor alocis (Cato et al. 1985) Jalava and Eerola 1999

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Filifactor alocis (Cato et al. 1985) Jalava and Eerola 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Fusobacterium alocis is the correct name instead 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 Fusobacterium.
- 😷 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 = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cato EP, Moore LVH, Moore WEC. Fusobacterium alocis sp. nov. and Fusobacterium sulci sp. nov. from the human gingival sulcus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:475-477.

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