Name: "Fusobacterium praeacutum" (Tissier 1908) Hoffman 1957

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Coccobacillus praeacutus" Tissier 1908

Etymology: prae.a.cu’tum. L. prep. prae, very, quite; L. masc. perf. part. acutus, sharp; L. masc. adj. praeacutus, quite sharp; L. neut. adj. praeacutum, with sharp ends

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fu-so-bak-TE-ri-um pra͡e-a-KU-tum, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 25539; CCUG 27825; LMG 8203; NCIMB 703038; NCTC 11158

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16S rRNA gene: X80833 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Breed RS, Murray EG, Smith NR. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th ed. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1957.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Tissierella praeacuta (Tissier 1908) Collins and Shah 1986

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Coccobacillus praeacutus" Tissier 1908	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Bacteroides praeacutus (Tissier 1908) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium hastiforme MacLennan 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Tissierella praeacuta (Tissier 1908) Collins and Shah 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Bä et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Clostridium hastiforme MacLennan 1939 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bae JW, Park JR, Chang YH, Rhee SK, Kim BC, Park YH. Clostridium hastiforme is a later synonym of Tissierella praeacuta. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:947-949. 🇰🇷
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Hoffman) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Breed et al.).
  • 😷 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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: Breed RS, Murray EG, Smith NR. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th ed. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1957.

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