Name: Fusobacterium pseudoperiodonticum Park et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pseu.do.pe.ri.o.don’ti.cum. Gr. masc./fem. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. neut. adj. periodonticum, a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. neut. adj. pseudoperiodonticum, a false (Fusobacterium) periodonticum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fu-so-bak-TE-ri-um pse͡u-do-pe-ri-o-DON-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: 213; ChDC F213; JCM 33009; KCOM 1259; KCTC 5677

16S rRNA gene: FJ471665 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Park SN, Lim YK, Shin JH, Kim HS, Jo E, Lee WP, Shin Y, Paek J, Chang YH, Kim H, et al. Fusobacterium pseudoperiodonticum sp. nov., Isolated from the Human Oral Cavity. Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:659-665. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 229. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7141.

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: Park SN, Lim YK, Shin JH, Kim HS, Jo E, Lee WP, Shin Y, Paek J, Chang YH, Kim H, et al. Fusobacterium pseudoperiodonticum sp. nov., Isolated from the Human Oral Cavity. Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:659-665. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 1323

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