Tannerella forsythia
Species of bacterium
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Tannerella forsythia is an anaerobic, Gram-negative bacterial species of the Bacteroidota phylum. It has been implicated in periodontal diseases and is a member of the red complex of periodontal pathogens.[1] T. forsythia was previously named Bacteroides forsythus and Tannerella forsythensis.[2][3][4][5]
| Tannerella forsythia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Bacteroidia |
| Order: | Bacteroidales |
| Family: | Tannerellaceae |
| Genus: | Tannerella |
| Species: | T. forsythia |
| Binomial name | |
| Tannerella forsythia (Tanner et al. 1986) Sakamoto et al. 2002 | |
Tannerella forsythia was discovered by and named after Anne Tanner, who works at The Forsyth Institute located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[6]
Tannerella forsythia has been identified in atherosclerotic lesions. Lee et al. found that infecting mice with T. forsythia induced foam cell formation and accelerated the formation of atherosclerotic lesions.[7] It has also been isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis.[8] The presence of oral T. forsythia has been found to be associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer.[9]
