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The type strain (ATCC 29863 = VPI 0310) of Fusobacterium plautii has a multilayered cell envelope structure consisting of a barely visible cell membrane, a dense intermediate layer, and a single-layered outer membrane. The cells do not have flagella and are not motile in hanging drop preparations. The results of this and earlier investigations indicate that despite having a negative Gram reaction, this strain is a gram-positive bacterium with a gram-variable cell wall structure. Since the type strain of F. plautii fits the generic description of Eubacterium, the species is transferred to this genus as Eubacterium plautii (Séguin) comb. nov.
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