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Species Fusobacterium watanabei
Name: Fusobacterium watanabei Tomida et al. 2021
Etymology: wa.ta.na’be.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. watanabei, of Watanabe, in honor of the Japanese microbiologist Kunitomo Watanabe, who made a significant contribution to the study of anaerobes
Pronunciation, gender: wa-ta-NA-be-i, neuter
Type strain: CCUG 74246; GTC 21791; PAGU 1796
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LC514065
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Tomida J, Akiyama-Miyoshi T, Tanaka K, Hayashi M, Kutsuna R, Fujiwara N, Kawamura Y. Fusobacterium watanabei sp. nov. as additional species within the genus Fusobacerium, isolated from human clinical specimens. Anaerobe 2021; 0:102323. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 200. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4846.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tomida J, Akiyama-Miyoshi T, Tanaka K, Hayashi M, Kutsuna R, Fujiwara N, Kawamura Y. Fusobacterium watanabei sp. nov. as additional species within the genus Fusobacerium, isolated from human clinical specimens. Anaerobe 2021; 0:102323.
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Record number: 17647
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