Biology:Fusobacterium polymorphum

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Short description: Species of bacterium

Fusobacterium polymorphum
Scientific classification edit
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">F. polymorphum
Binomial name
Fusobacterium polymorphum
Knorr, 1922

Fusobacterium polymorphum is a bacterium that has been isolated from the gingival crevice in humans, and has been implicated in the immunopathology of periodontal disease. It has also been isolated in guinea pigs in research studies.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5510312 entry