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Reassessing taxonomy and virulence in the <i>Fusobacterium nucleatum</i> group – Rebuttal of <i>Fusobacterium animalis</i> clades “ <i>Fna</i> C1” and “ <i>Fna</i> C2”, genome announcement for <i>Fusobacterium watanabei</i> and description of <i>Fusobacterium paranimalis</i> sp. nov
2025-03-24
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There is a considerable interest in the association between Fusobacterium animalis and colorectal cancer (CRC). Recently, it was suggested that this association is valid only for a distinct clade of F. animalis ( Fna C2) and that F. animalis strains belonging to another clade ( Fna C1) are only associated with the oral cavity. It was further suggested that this made Fna C1 a natural comparator when looking f...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 72bfc3e3-348c-52a1-845d-d8d316791187
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.03.20.644344
