Bacterium
fusobacterium
Subclass of:
Phylum Fusobacteria
Definitions related to genus fusobacterium:
  • (fusobacterium) Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Fusobacterium genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (fusobacterium) A genus of filamentous, anaerobic, Gram-negative bacteria in the phylum Fusobacteria.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (fusobacterium) A genus 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (fusobacterium) 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.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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