Capnocytophaga

Capnocytophaga
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Bacteroidota
Class: Flavobacteriia
Order: Flavobacteriales
Family: Flavobacteriaceae
Genus:
Brenner et al. 1990
Species[1]

C. canimorsus[1]
C. cynodegmi
C. gingivalis
C. granulosa
C. haemolytica
C. leadbetteri
C. ochracea
C. sputigena[1]

Capnocytophaga is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. Normally found in the oropharyngeal tract of mammals, they are involved in the pathogenesis of some animal bite wounds and periodontal diseases.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Parte, A.C. "Capnocytophaga". LPSN.
  2. ^ Jolivet-Gougeon A, Sixou JL, Tamanai-Shacoori Z, Bonnaure-Mallet M (April 2007). "Antimicrobial treatment of Capnocytophaga infections". International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 29 (4): 367–73. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.10.005. PMID 17250994.
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