Bacterium
fusobacterium nucleatum
Subclass of:
Genus Fusobacterium
Definitions related to fusobacterium nucleatum:
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A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, fusiform rod shaped bacterium in the phylum Fusobacteria. This species is non-sporulating, ferments fructose and glutamate and produces butyric acid as a major metabolic by-product. F. nucleatum is ubiquitously found in the normal flora of the oral cavity but may be associated with periodontal disease as well as preterm births, where isolates have been found in amniotic fluid, placenta, and chorioamnionic membranes of women delivering prematurely.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria isolated from the gingival margin and sulcus and from infections of the upper respiratory tract and pleural cavity.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Fusobacterium nucleatum.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Type species for Fusobacterium; isolated from mouth and infections of the upper respiratory tract and pleural cavity, occasionally from wounds; aerobic, gram negative oral bacteria; associated with periodontal disease.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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