Bacterium
capnocytophaga
Subclass of:
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods; Flavobacteriaceae
Definitions related to capnocytophaga:
  • A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria that normally populate the mouth and nasopharynx of dogs and cats.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A gram-negative gliding bacterium isolated from the oral cavity. It is a pathogen often causing PERIODONTITIS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Capnocytophaga genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Gram negative gliding bacterium isolated from the oral cavity; it is a pathogen often causing periodontitis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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