Capnocytophaga /Cap·no·cy·toph·a·ga/ (kap″no-si-tof´ah-gah) a genus of anaerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease; they closely resemble Bacteroides ochraceus.
capitulum (k
pich´lum),
Capnocytophaga canimor´sus a species that is part of the normal oral flora of dogs and cats; following a bite it may cause serious local or systemic infection or death.
capitulum (k
pich´lum),n the European term for a small head, instead of
head or
condyle.
head or
condyle.
capitulum mandibulae,
n See process, condyloid.
Capnocytophaga
n a species of gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacteria belonging to the genus
Capnocytophaga. It is present in both normal and diseased oral cavities. Possibly associated with periodontal disease.
Capnocytophaga. It is present in both normal and diseased oral cavities. Possibly associated with periodontal disease.
Capnocytophaga
a genus of small anaerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that are commensals of the mouth and nasopharynx of dogs and cats and have been implicated in septicemia, meningitis, endocarditis and have been isolated from dog and cat bite wounds in humans; they closely resemble Bacteroides ochraceus. Formerly called DF-2 and DF-2-like.
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