Name: Fusobacterium paranimalis Sivertsen et al. 2026
Etymology: par.a.ni.ma’lis. Gr. prep. para, beside, near, like; L. gen. n. animalis, of an animal (also as adjective); N.L. gen. n. paranimalis, resembling (Fusobacterium) animalis
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fu-so-bak-TE-ri-um par-a-ni-MA-lis, neuter
Type strain: DSM 119817; NCTC 15132; Vestland19
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16S rRNA gene:
OZ259485
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Sivertsen A, Forni D, Molteni C, Bivand J, Dimmen G, Bruvold TS, Sironi M, Kommedal O. Reassessing taxonomy and virulence in the Fusobacterium nucleatum group-rebuttal of Fusobacterium animalis clades "Fna C1" and "Fna C2," genome announcement for Fusobacterium watanabei, and description of Fusobacterium paranimalis sp. nov. mBio 2025; 16:e0094125. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
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:
Sivertsen A, Forni D, Molteni C, Bivand J, Dimmen G, Bruvold TS, Sironi M, Kommedal O. Reassessing taxonomy and virulence in the Fusobacterium nucleatum group-rebuttal of Fusobacterium animalis clades "Fna C1" and "Fna C2," genome announcement for Fusobacterium watanabei, and description of Fusobacterium paranimalis sp. nov. mBio 2025; 16:e0094125. 🇳🇴
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