Fusobacterium necrophorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Fusobacteriota |
Class: | Fusobacteriia |
Order: | Fusobacteriales |
Family: | Fusobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Fusobacterium |
Species: | F. necrophorum
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Binomial name | |
Fusobacterium necrophorum (Flügge 1886) Moore and Holdeman 1969[1]
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Fusobacterium necrophorum is a species of bacteria responsible for Lemierre's syndrome. It has also been known to cause sinusitis, mastoiditis, and odontogenic infections. [2]