
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.8348
Name	Fusobacterium nucleatum nucleatum (Knorr 1922) Dzink et al. 1990
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(Knorr 1922) Dzink et al. 1990
Preferred Name	Fusobacterium nucleatum nucleatum
Taxonomic Rank	subspecies
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.8348
Type Strain representative organism	1612A^T (=DSM 15643 =ATCC 25586 =VPI 4355)


Proper Form	Fusobacterium nucleatum nucleatum (Knorr 1922) Dzink et al. 1990
Nomenclatural History	The subspecies Fusobacterium nucleatum nucleatum was originally described and validly published by Dzink et al. 1990. In 1990, Dzink et al. reduced Fusobacterium nucleatum Knorr 1922 (Approved Lists 1980) to the rank of subspecies.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Fusobacterium nucleatum nucleatum (Knorr 1922) Dzink et al. 1990.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.8348.
Source File	10.1601/nm.8348.xml


This information was last reviewed on June 19, 2020.

References

Dzink JAL, Sheenan MT, Socransky SS. Proposal of three subspecies of Fusobacterium nucleatum Knorr 1922: Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. nucleatum subsp. nov., comb. nov.; Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. polymorphum subsp. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov.; and Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. vincentii subsp. nov., nom. rev., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:74-78. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-40-1-74 [PubMed].