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Bacteroidaceae

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Bacteroidaceae /Bac·te·roi·da·ceae/ (bak″ter-oi-da´se-e) a family of schizomycetes (order Eubacteriales).
Bacteroidaceae
the family of obligately anaerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria containing 13 genera, including Fusobacterium, Bacteroides and Leptotrichia.


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Key Words: Fusobacterium, meningitis, necrobacillosis ********** Fusobacterium necrophorum is a Gram-negative, strictly anaerobic, nonmotile rod that belongs to the family of Bacteroidaceae and is the cause of a constellation of clinical syndromes known collectively as necrobacillosis.
In a previous study we conducted (13), contrary to this report, none of 32 clinical isolates belonging to the family Bacteroidaceae obtained over a 5-year period were resistant to metronidazole.
 
 
 
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