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

Gender: 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: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🧍 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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