title: [Topics on anaerobic bacteria and anaerobic infection].
abstract: Considerable information has been accumulated in the field of anaerobic bacteria and anaerobic infections in the last ten years. Here we tried to briefly introduce several selected topics of clinical importance in this field: Proposal of the term "Nanaerobe", Changes of classification and nomenclature of anaerobes, Anaerobic bacteremia, Lemierre's syndrome as a revival anaerobic infection, Atopobium vaginae as Bacterial Vaginosis-associated bacteria, and new actions of the Clostridium perfringens toxins.
authors.affiliation: Division of Anaerobic Research, Life Science Research Center Gifu University.
authors.forename: Kunitomo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans