Name: Fusobacterium canifelinum Conrads et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ni.fe.li’num. L. gen. masc./fem. pl. n. canium, of dogs [incorrectly formed: should have been: canum]; L. gen. fem. pl. n. felium, of cats; N.L. neut. adj. canifelinum, of dogs and cats

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fu-so-bak-TE-ri-um ka-ni-fe-LI-num, neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-689; CCUG 49733; DSM 15542; RMA 1036

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY162221 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Conrads G, Citron DM, Mutters R, Jang S, Goldstein EJ. Fusobacterium canifelinum sp. nov., from the oral cavity of cats and dogs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:407-413. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 100. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1909-1910.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 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, note = "Z". — 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 In the effective publication, the etymology is erroneously cited as L. gen. pl. n. canium (sic), of dogs; L. gen. pl. n. felium, of cats; N.L. nom. sg. n. (sic), canifelinum, of dogs and cats. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
  • 🧍 In the effective publication the type strain ATCC BAA-689 is cited as ATCC BAA 689 (sic). Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 98. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1005-1006.

Parent taxon: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Conrads G, Citron DM, Mutters R, Jang S, Goldstein EJ. Fusobacterium canifelinum sp. nov., from the oral cavity of cats and dogs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:407-413. 🇩🇪

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