Name: "Fusobacterium fusiforme" (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Hoffman 1957

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Etymology: fu.si.for’me. L. masc. n. fusus, a spindle; L. fem. n. forma, shape; N.L. neut. adj. fusiforme, spindle-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fu-so-bak-TE-ri-um fu-si-FOR-me, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 51190; CCUG 32880; CIP 104878; DSM 19508; JCM 11024; NCTC 11326

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X55403 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Waksman SA. Family Actinomycetaceae Buchanan and family Steptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 744-825.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Fusobacterium nucleatum Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. animalis Gharbia and Shah 1992	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Fusobacterium nucleatum Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Fusobacterium animalis (Gharbia and Shah 1992) Kook et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Fusobacterium vincentii (Dzink et al. 1990 ex Knorr 1922) Kook et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. vincentii (ex Knorr 1922) Dzink et al. 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. fusiforme (ex Veillon and Zuber 1898) Gharbia and Shah 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Kook et al. (2013), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Fusobacterium vincentii (Dzink et al. 1990 ex Knorr 1922) Kook et al. 2022. Publication: Kook JK, Park SN, Lim YK, Choi MH, Cho E, Kong SW, Shin Y, Paek J, Chang YH. Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. fusiforme Gharbia and Shah 1992 is a later synonym of Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. vincentii Dzink et al. 1990. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:414-417. 🇰🇷
  • 😷 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: 2 - 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: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Waksman SA. Family Actinomycetaceae Buchanan and family Steptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 744-825.

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