Leptotrichia buccalis Trevisan, 1879
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- class
- Fusobacteriia
- order
- Fusobacterales
- family
- Leptotrichiaceae
- genus
- Leptotrichia
- species
- Leptotrichia buccalis
Abstract
Leptotrichia buccalis is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod bacteria. It is a constituent of normal oral flora.
Morphology
Leptotrichia species are typically large, fusiform-shaped, non-sporulating, and non-motile rods.
Pathology
Almost every case of severe infection with Leptotrichia buccalis reported in medical literature occurred in patients with neutropenia.
Name
- Homonyms
- Leptotrichia buccalis Trevisan, 1879