Filifactor alocis
Species of bacterium
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Filifactor alocis is a bacterium from the family Peptostreptococcaceae.
| Filifactor alocis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Peptostreptococcales |
| Family: | Peptostreptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Filifactor |
| Species: | F. alocis |
| Binomial name | |
| Filifactor alocis (Cato et al. 1985) Jalava and Eerola 1999[1] | |
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F. alocis is an important oral organism that is associated with periodontal disease and endodontic lesions.[citation needed]
