Leptotrichia buccalis
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| Leptotrichia buccalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Fusobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Fusobacteriota |
| Class: | Fusobacteriia |
| Order: | Fusobacteriales |
| Family: | Leptotrichiaceae |
| Genus: | Leptotrichia |
| Species: | L. buccalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptotrichia buccalis (Robin 1853) Trevisan 1879 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
Leptotrichia buccalis is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod bacteria. It is a constituent of normal oral flora.
Leptotrichia species are typically large, fusiform-shaped, non-sporulating, and non-motile rods.[1]
Pathology
Almost every case of severe infection with Leptotrichia buccalis reported in medical literature occurred in patients with neutropenia.[2][3]