Name: Fusobacterium pseudonecrophorum (ex Prévot 1940) Shinjo et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: pseu.do.ne.cro.pho.rum. Gr. masc./fem. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. neut. adj. necrophorum, a specific epithet of a bacterial species; N.L. neut. adj. pseudonecrophorum, the false (Fusobacterium) necrophorum

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51644; Fn521; JCM 3722

16S rRNA gene: AB595132 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shinjo T, Hiraiwa K, Miyazato S. Recognition of biovar C of Fusobacterium necrophorum (Flugge) Moore and Holdeman as Fusobacterium pseudonecrophorum sp. nov., nom. rev. (ex Prevot 1940). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:71-73.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Fusobacterium varium (Eggerth and Gagnon 1933) Moore and Holdeman 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacteroides varius" Eggerth and Gagnon 1933	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Fusobacterium varium (Eggerth and Gagnon 1933) Moore and Holdeman 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Bailey and Love (1993), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacteroides varius" Eggerth and Gagnon 1933. Publication: Bailey GD, Love DN. Fusobacterium pseudonecrophorum is a synonym for Fusobacterium varium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:819-821.
  • ⏲ According to Bailey and Love (1993), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Fusobacterium varium (Eggerth and Gagnon 1933) Moore and Holdeman 1969 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bailey GD, Love DN. Fusobacterium pseudonecrophorum is a synonym for Fusobacterium varium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:819-821.
  • ❗ Fusobacterium pseudonecrophorum 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 = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 = "ht". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Fusobacterium necrophorum (Flügge 1886) Moore and Holdeman 1969 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Moore WEC, Holdeman LV. Anaerobic gram-negative non-sporeforming rods. In: Cato EP, Cummins CS, Holdeman LV, Johnson JL, Moore WEC, Smibert RM, Smith LDS (eds), Outline of Clinical Methods in Anaerobic Bacteriology, 1st revision, Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1969, p. 1-107. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
  • 🧍 Fusobacterium pseudonecrophorum (ex Harris and Brown 1927) Shinjo et al. 1990 was previously known as Fusobacterium necrophorum biovar C. Publication: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shinjo T, Hiraiwa K, Miyazato S. Recognition of biovar C of Fusobacterium necrophorum (Flugge) Moore and Holdeman as Fusobacterium pseudonecrophorum sp. nov., nom. rev. (ex Prevot 1940). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:71-73.

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Record number: 783888