Name: Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme (ex Hallé 1898) Shinjo et al. 1991

Category: Subspecies

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

Etymology: fun.du.li.for’me. L. masc. n. fundulus, akind of sausage; L. neut. adj. suff. -forme, in shape of; N.L. neut. adj. funduliforme, sausage shaped

Pronunciation, gender: fun-du-li-FOR-me, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 51357; CCUG 42162; CIP 104859; DSM 19678; Fn524; JCM 3724; NCTC 13730

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16S rRNA gene: AB525413 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shinjo T, Fujisawa T, Mitsuoka T. Proposal of two subspecies of Fusobacterium necrophorum (Flugge) Moore and Holdeman: Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum subsp. nov., nom. rev. (ex Flugge 1886), and Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme subsp. nov., nom. rev. (ex Halle 1898). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:395-397.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 41, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:581.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Fusobacterium necrophorum (Flügge 1886) Moore and Holdeman 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Fusobacterium necrophorum (Flügge 1886) Moore and Holdeman 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Bacillus necrophorus" Flügge 1886	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
  • ❗ Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Fusobacterium necrophorum 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 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". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme (ex Hallé 1898) Shinjo et al. 1991 was previously known as Fusobacterium necrophorum biovar B. Publication: Shinjo T, Miyazato S, Kaneuchi C, Mitsuoka T. Physiological and biochemical characteristics of Fusobacterium necrophorum biovar A and biovar B strains and their deoxyribonucleic acid homology. Jpn. J. Vet. Sci 1981; 43:233-241.

Parent taxon: Fusobacterium necrophorum (Flügge 1886) Moore and Holdeman 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Shinjo T, Fujisawa T, Mitsuoka T. Proposal of two subspecies of Fusobacterium necrophorum (Flugge) Moore and Holdeman: Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum subsp. nov., nom. rev. (ex Flugge 1886), and Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme subsp. nov., nom. rev. (ex Halle 1898). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:395-397.

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