Capnocytophaga
Translingual
Wikispecies
Proper noun
Capnocytophaga f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Flavobacteriaceae – 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): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Bacteroidetes - phylum; Flavobacteria - class; Flavobacteriales - order; Flavobacteriaceae - family