Taxonomy browser Taxonomy Browser (Fusobacterium nucleatum)

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Fusobacterium nucleatum

Taxonomy ID: 851 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:851)

current name

Fusobacterium nucleatum Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980) in in [Skerman VBD et al. (1980)] , [Knorr M (1922)]

type strain of Fusobacterium nucleatum: ATCC : 25586 , CCUG : 32989 , CCUG : 33059 , CIP : 101130 , JCM : 8532 , BCCM/LMG : 13131 , DSM : 15643

homotypic synonym:

"Bacillus fusiformis" Veillon and Zuber 1898 , effective name¹⁾

"Fusiformis nucleatus" (Knorr 1922) Bergey et al. 1930 , effective name²⁾

equivalent:

Fusibacterium nucleatum

NCBI BLAST name: fusobacteria
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial, Archaeal and Plant Plastid)
Other names:

heterotypic synonym Fusobacterium plauti-vincenti

heterotypic synonym Fusobacterium fusiforme

heterotypic synonym "Fusiformis fusiformis" (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Topley and Wilson 1936 , effective name³⁾

heterotypic synonym "Corynebacterium fusiforme" (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Lehmann and Neumann 1907 , effective name⁴⁾

Lineage(full): cellular organisms; Bacteria; Fusobacteriati; Fusobacteriota; Fusobacteriia; Fusobacteriales; Fusobacteriaceae; Fusobacterium

Notes:

1) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).
2) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).
3) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).
4) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).

Comments and References:

Skerman VBD et al. (1980)

Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. "Approved Lists of Bacterial Names." Intl. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30(1):225-420.

Knorr M (1922)

Kook JK et al. (2017)

Kook, J.-K., Park, S.-N., Lim, Y.K., Cho, E., Jo, E., Roh, H., Shin, Y., Paek, J., Kim, H.-S., Kim, H., Shin, J.H., and Chang, Y.-H. "Genome-based reclassification of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies at the species level." Curr. Microbiol. (2017) 74(10):1137-1147.

Kook JK et al. (2020)

Kook, J.-K., Park, S.-N., Lim, Y.K., Cho, E., Jo, E., Roh, H., Shin, Y., Paek, J., Kim, H.-S., Kim, H., Shin, J.H., and Chang, Y.-H. "Correction to: Genome-based reclassification of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies at the species level." Curr. Microbiol. (2020) 77(11):3807.

Morris ML et al. (1997)

Morris, M.L., Andrews, R.H., and Rogers, A.H. "Investigations of the taxonomy and systematics of Fusobacterium nucleatum using allozyme electrophoresis." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47(1):103-110.

Veillon A & Zuber A (1898)

Veillon, A., and Zuber, A. "Recherches sur quelques microbes strictement anaérobies et leur rôle en pathologie." Archives de Medecine Experimentale et d'Anatomie Pathologique (1898) 10:517-545. [No PubMed record available.]

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Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.