%0 Journal Article
%T Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. animalis comes to the spotlight in oral diseases.
%A C BG
%A Zhou P
%A Wu C
%J Cell Host Microbe
%V 32
%N 4
%D 2024 Apr 10
%M 38604121
%F 31.316
%R 10.1016/j.chom.2024.03.009
%X Krieger et al.'s study in this issue of Cell Host & Microbe reveals that Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. animalis strains, previously underestimated, are significant in disease-affected oral areas. This challenges the long-held notion of the dominance of Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. nucleatum, reshaping our understanding of Fusobacterium distribution in the oral microbiome.