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.

Capnocytophaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Bacteroidetes Class: Flavobacteria Order: Flavobacteriaceae Family: Flavobacteriaceae Genus: Capnocytophaga Brenner et al., 1990
Species
C. canimorsus C. cynodegmi C. gingivalis C. granulosa C. haemolytica C. ochracea C. sputigena

Capnocytophaga is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. Normally found in the oropharyngeal tract of mammals, they are involved in the pathogenesis of some animal bite wounds as well as periodontal diseases.^[1]

References

1. ^ Jolivet-Gougeon A, Sixou JL, Tamanai-Shacoori Z, Bonnaure-Mallet M (2007). "Antimicrobial treatment of Capnocytophaga infections". Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 29 (4): 367–73. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.10.005. ISSN 0924-8579. PMID 17250994. 

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