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Capnocytophaga
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Translingual
thumb| Capnocytophaga canimorsus gram stain.
Etymology
From mul grc καπνός smoke + the genus Cytophaga genus.
Named for its dependence on carbon dioxide, which is a large component of smoke. The genus was proposed to distinguish these bacteria from Cytophaga genus, which also exhibit gliding motility.
Proper noun
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genus family Flavobacteriaceae 1 gram-negative bacteria, normally found in the oropharyngeal tract of mammals and involved in the pathogenesis of some animal bite wounds as well as periodontal diseases
Hypernyms
genus
References
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Etymologia: Capnocytophaga canimorsus. Emerg Infect Dis . 2024 Jan. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2412.ET2412