Capnocytophaga

Capnocytophaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidetes
Class:	Flavobacteria
Order:	Flavobacteriaceae
Family:	Flavobacteriaceae
Genus:	Capnocytophaga; Brenner et al., 1990
Species
	C. canimorsus; C. cynodegmi; C. gingivalis; C. granulosa; C. haemolytica; C. ochracea; C. sputigena

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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 as well as periodontal diseases.^[1]

[edit] References

^ Jolivet-Gougeon A, Sixou JL, Tamanai-Shacoori Z, Bonnaure-Mallet M (2007). "Antimicrobial treatment of Capnocytophaga infections". Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 29 (4): 367–73. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.10.005. ISSN 0924-8579. PMID 17250994.

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