title: Fusobacterium equinum sp. nov., from the oral cavity of horses.
abstract: Two strains of gram-negative, anaerobic, non-sporulating rod that were isolated from the normal oral cavity and oral-associated disease from horses and which phenotypically resembled Fusobacterium necrophorum were characterized by sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene, phylogenetic analysis, DNA-DNA hybridization and phenotypic characterization. The results placed the novel strains as distinct members of the genus Fusobacterium. The novel species Fusobacterium equinum sp. nov. is proposed, with strain VPB 4027T (= NCTC 13176T = JCM 11174T) as the type strain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dorsch
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Lovet
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S