Fusobacterium
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gram negative bacteria, oral bacteria
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genus in the phylum Fusobacteria of gram negative, anaerobic, rod shaped bacteria found in cavities of humans and other animals; no endospores are formed; some species are pathogenic and occur in various purulent or gangrenous infections.
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- Although the clinical significance of CWD variants of Fusobacterium is unknown, they may be a source of confusion in interpreting agar dilution susceptibility tests.
- Fusobacterium is included in the genera of anaerobic, gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacteria, which include Bacteroides, Prevotella, and Porphyromonas.
- Outline Discussion Background Case presentation Discussion Conclusions Competing interests Authors' contributions Acknowledgements References Pre-publication history Fusobacterium is an anaerobic, non spore forming gram negative rod which belongs to the family of Bacteroidaceae.
- In fact after Bacteroides, Fusobacterium is responsible for most human anaerobic infections, producing abscesses at different locations and aspiration pneumonia among other serious conditions [4,5].
- Description and Significance Fusobacterium is a Gram-negative non-sporeforming bacterium that is widely known and studied as a human and animal pathogen.
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