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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science| Species/Subspecies: | Capnocytophaga canimorsus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Categories: | Zoonotic; motile; in the normal flora; primarily of interest in human medicin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology: | Genus name: bacteria that require carbon dioxide and are related to the bacteria of the genus Cytophaga. Species epithet: from a dog bite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Significance: | Mainly of human medical interest, but also of importance in veterinary medicine as it occurs in the normal mouth flora of the dog and cat. [Important] |
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| Alternative Species Name(s): | Dysgonic fermenter 2 (DF-2). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Flavobacteriia Order Flavobacteriales Family Flavobacteriaceae Genus Capnocytophaga |
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| Type Strain: | 7120 = ATCC 35979 = NCTC 12242. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell): | Grows slowly and after 24 hours they can form small yellowish colonies (up to 1 mm in diameter). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Rod shaped (ca 4 x 0.5 µm). The bacterium has no flagella, but can glide on surfaces. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Metabolism: | Facultatively anaerobic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | +/+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny: | Eleven species have been described within the genus Capnocytophaga. and this genus is closely related to the genera Flavobacterium and Riemerella. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference(s): | No. 142, 143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated: | 2022-03-07 |
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| New names of taxa within the classification category phylum During October 2021, an article was published by A. Oren och G.M. Garrity, in which new names are proposed for a number of taxa within the classification category phylum. This has resulted in many discussions in social media about whether it was really necessary to make these changes, which have created confusion among microbiologists and other professionals who come into contact with bacteriology. Published 2022-09-28. Read more... |
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