Capnocytophaga: a review of the literature.
Capnocytophaga species are normal mouth flora but can be opportunistic pathogens causing juvenile peridontitis and bacteremia in the compromised host. Indole-negative fusiforms isolated anaerobically or in the presence of increased CO2 can presumptively be identified as Capnocytophaga species.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification; D041964:Cytophagaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology