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Species Fusobacterium simiae
Name: Fusobacterium simiae Slots and Potts 1982
Etymology: si’mi.ae. L. gen. masc./fem. n. simiae, of/from an ape, of/from a monkey
Pronunciation, gender: SI-mi-a͡e, neuter
Type strain: 7511 R2-13; ATCC 33568; CCUG 16798; DSM 19848
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M58685
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Slots J, Potts TV. Fusobacterium simiae, a new species from monkey dental plaque. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:191-194. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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". — 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 = 1. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Slots J, Potts TV. Fusobacterium simiae, a new species from monkey dental plaque. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:191-194.
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Record number: 783890
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