Porphyromonas cangingivalis
Species of bacterium
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Porphyromonas cangingivalis is a species of Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Porphyromonas which occur in the periodontal pockets of dogs.[4][5][1][3][6] It is the most prevalent species of bacteria found in the plaque of dogs.[5] P. cangingivalis can cause periodontitis in animals.[7][8]
| Porphyromonas cangingivalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Bacteroidia |
| Order: | Bacteroidales |
| Family: | Porphyromonadaceae |
| Genus: | Porphyromonas |
| Species: | P. cangingivalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Porphyromonas cangingivalis Collins et al., 1994[1] | |
| Type strain[2] | |
| AHN 4309, ATCC 700135, CCUG 47700, JCM 13862, JCM 15983, NCTC 12856, VPB 4874 | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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