Fusobacterium polymorphum
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Fusobacterium polymorphum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Fusobacteriota |
Class: | Fusobacteriia |
Order: | Fusobacteriales |
Family: | Fusobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Fusobacterium |
Species: | F. polymorphum
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Binomial name | |
Fusobacterium polymorphum Knorr, 1922
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Fusobacterium polymorphum is a bacterium that has been isolated from the gingival crevice in humans, and has been implicated in the immunopathology of periodontal disease. It has also been isolated in guinea pigs in research studies.[1]