Capnocytophaga

Broader Terms

gram negative gliding bacterium isolated from the oral cavity; it is a pathogen often causing periodontitis.

Capnocytophaga is a newly described genus of gram-negative bacteria which can cause serious oral and extraoral infections in the susceptible host.
Capnocytophaga is a capnophilic, gram-negative bacillus.
Capnocytophaga is a very fastidious organism requiring special culture conditions for identification; it has been rarely documented as a pathogen in immunocompromised patients.
We conclude that (a) human neutrophil cathepsin G is an important antimicrobial system against the Capnocytophaga, (b) the bactericidal activity of cathepsin G against Capnocytophaga is oxygen independent, and (c) an intact enzyme active site is involved in the killing of C.
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Capnocytophaga bacteremia: clinical features of patients and antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates.
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a commensal bacterium living in the saliva of dogs and cats, which may be transmitted to humans by a bite, scratch or by mere ex- posure to the animals.
Capnocytophaga species: infections in nonimmunocompromised and immunocompromised hosts.
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