Bacterium
capnocytophaga gingivalis
Definitions related to capnocytophaga gingivalis:
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram-negative, fusiform, filamentous bacilli assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is motile, non-spore forming, oxidase, catalase, and indole negative, does not hydrolyze esculin, nor produce hydrogen sulfide. C. gingivalis is part of the normal gingival flora in humans, but can cause periodontitis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Capnocytophaga gingivalis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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