Dysgonomonas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
Class: | Bacteroidetes |
Order: | Bacteroidales |
Family: | Porphyromonadaceae |
Genus: |
Dysgonomonas Hofstad et al. 2000 |
Type species | |
Dysgonomonas gadei |
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Species | |
D. alginatilytica |
External identifiers for Dysgonomonas | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 97888 |
D. alginatilytica
D. capnocytophagoide
D. gadei
D. hofstadii
D. macrotermitis
D. mossii
D. oryzarvi
D. termitidis
Dysgonomonas is a Gram-negative and facultatively anaerobic genus from the family of Porphyromonadaceae which have been isolated from human sources. Dysgonomonas bacteria can cause gastroenteritis in immunocompromised persons