Porphyromonas

Porphyromonas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidetes
Class:	Bacteroidetes
Order:	Bacteroidales
Family:	Porphyromonadaceae
Genus:	Porphyromonas Shah and Collins 1988
Type species
Porphyromonas asaccharolytica
Species
P. asaccharolytica P. bennonis P. cangingivalis P. canoris P. catoniae P. circumdentaria P. crevioricanis P. endodontalis P. gingivalis P. gingivicanis P. gulae P. levii P. macacae P. pasteri P. pogonae P. somerae P. uenonis
Synonyms
Oribaculum

External identifiers for Porphyromonas
Encyclopedia of Life	97886

Oribaculum

Porphyromonas is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic and non-motile genus from the family of Porphyromonadaceae. This genus has been found to be part of the salivary microbiome.