''Leptotrichia buccalis'' is an
anaerobic
Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to:
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,
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...
rod
bacteria
Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryote, prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micr ...
. It is a constituent of normal
oral flora
Oral microbiology is the study of the microorganisms (microbiota) of the oral cavity and their interactions between oral microorganisms or with the host. The environment present in the human mouth is suited to the growth of characteristic micro ...
.
Morphology
''Leptotrichia'' species are typically large, fusiform-shaped, non-sporulating, and non-motile rods.
Pathology
Almost every case of severe infection with ''Leptotrichia buccalis'' reported in medical literature occurred in patients with
neutropenia
Neutropenia is an abnormally low concentration of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood. Neutrophils make up the majority of circulating white blood cells and serve as the primary defense against infections by destroying bacteria ...
.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Leptotrichia buccalis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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Gram-negative bacteria
Fusobacteriota
Pathogenic bacteria
Bacteria described in 1879