Leptotrichia buccalis | |
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Species: | L. buccalis
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Leptotrichia buccalis Trevisan 1879
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Leptotrichia buccalis is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod bacteria. It is a constituent of normal oral flora.
Leptotrichia species are typically large, fusiform-shaped, non-sporulating, and non-motile rods. [1]
Almost every case of severe infection with Leptotrichia buccalis reported in medical literature occurred in patients with neutropenia. [2] [3]
Leptotrichia buccalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | L. buccalis
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Binomial name | |
Leptotrichia buccalis Trevisan 1879
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Leptotrichia buccalis is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod bacteria. It is a constituent of normal oral flora.
Leptotrichia species are typically large, fusiform-shaped, non-sporulating, and non-motile rods. [1]
Almost every case of severe infection with Leptotrichia buccalis reported in medical literature occurred in patients with neutropenia. [2] [3]