{Reference Type}: Journal Article {Title}: Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. animalis comes to the spotlight in oral diseases. {Author}: C BG;Zhou P;Wu C; {Journal}: Cell Host Microbe {Volume}: 32 {Issue}: 4 {Year}: 2024 Apr 10 {Factor}: 31.316 {DOI}: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.03.009 {Abstract}: 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.