Species/Subspecies: | Fusobacterium canifelinum | ||||||||
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Etymology: | Genus name: small spindle shaped rod. Species epithet: of dog and cat. | ||||||||
Significance: | [Important] | ||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Fusobacteriia Order Fusobacteriales Family Fusobacteriaceae Genus Fusobacterium |
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Type Strain: | RMA 1036 = ATCC BAA-689 = CCUG 49733. | ||||||||
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Catalase/Oxidase: | -/? | ||||||||
Other Enzymes: | Esculinase -, lipase -, Tryptophanase + (= indole +). | ||||||||
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Disease: | Has been isolated from various types of infections in dogs and cats as well as from wound infections after dog or cat bites in humans. |
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Hosts: | Cat, dog and humans | ||||||||
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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Within the genus Fusobacteria, 14 species have been described and 2 of these are divided into 7 sub-species. F. canifelinum is the closest relative to F. nucleatum, F. naviforme and F. simiae. Fusobacteria are related to genus Streptobacillus, but the latter belongs to another family, namely Leptotrichiaceae. | ||||||||
Reference(s): | No. 74 | ||||||||
Updated: | 2023-03-15 |
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