Filifactor
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Filifactor, is a genus of bacteriae belonging to the Firmicutes.[1]
F. alocis is an important oral organism that is associated with periodontal disease and endodontic lesions.
Species
- Filifactor villosus
- Filifactor alocis
References
- ^ Collins, M. D.; Lawson, P. A.; Willems, A.; Cordoba, J. J.; Fernandez-Garayzabal, J.; Garcia, P.; Cai, J.; Hippe, H.; Farrow, J. A. E. (1994). "The Phylogeny of the Genus Clostridium: Proposal of Five New Genera and Eleven New Species Combinations". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 44 (4): 812–826. doi:10.1099/00207713-44-4-812. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 7981107.