Name: Fusobacterium canifelinum corrig. Conrads et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.ni.feli’num. L. gen. masc./fem. pl. n. canium, of dogs [incorrectly formed: should have been: canum]; L. gen. pl. n. felium, of cats; N.L. neut. adj. canifelinum, of dogs and cats

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC BAA-689; CCUG 49733; DSM 15542; RMA 1036

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY162221 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Conrads G, Citron DM, Mutters R, Jang S, Goldstein EJ. Fusobacterium canifelinum sp. nov., from the oral cavity of cats and dogs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:407-413.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 100. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1909-1910.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Fusobacterium canium Conrads et al. 2004	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 = "Z".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 In the effective publication, the etymology is erroneously cited as L. gen. pl. n. canium (sic), of dogs; L. gen. pl. n. felium, of cats; N.L. nom. sg. n. (sic), canifelinum, of dogs and cats. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
  • 🧍 In the effective publication the type strain ATCC BAA-689 is cited as ATCC BAA 689 (sic). Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 98. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1005-1006.

Parent taxon: Fusobacterium Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Conrads G, Citron DM, Mutters R, Jang S, Goldstein EJ. Fusobacterium canifelinum sp. nov., from the oral cavity of cats and dogs. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:407-413.

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