Fusobacterium polymorphum
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Fusobacterium polymorphum is a subspecies strain of the anaerobic, Gram-negative bacterium, Fusobacterium nucleatum.[1] Originally, it was isolated from the plaque samples of individuals diagnosed with periodontitis and has been phylogenetically identified as its own distinct sub-group, separate from its previously studied sister strains.[2][3] Research studies have also linked this subspecies to human diseases, such as fatal sepsis and inflammatory periodontal disease.[4][5]
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Fusobacterium polymorphum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Fusobacteriota |
Class: | Fusobacteriia |
Order: | Fusobacteriales |
Family: | Fusobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Fusobacterium |
Species: | F. nucleatum |
Binomial name | |
Fusobacterium nucleatum Knorr, 1922 | |
Subspecies | |
F. polymorphum |
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