(microbiology) A genus of bacteria comprising fusiform, fermentative, gram-negative rods which require carbon dioxide for growth and show gliding motility.
Capnocytophaga
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(′kap·nō′sī′täf·ə·gə)
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Species of gramnegative facultatively anaerobic bacteria belonging to the genus Capno-cytophaga.It is present in both normal and diseased oral cavities of humans.
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