Leptotrichia buccalis is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod bacteria. It is a constituent of normal oral flora.
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| Species: | L. buccalis
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| Leptotrichia buccalis Trevisan 1879
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Morphology edit
Leptotrichia species are typically large, fusiform-shaped, non-sporulating, and non-motile rods.[1]
Pathology edit
Almost every case of severe infection with Leptotrichia buccalis reported in medical literature occurred in patients with neutropenia.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Bhally, HS; Lema, C; Romagnoli, M; Borek, A; Wakefield, T; Carroll, KC (2005). "Leptotrichia buccalis bacteremia in two patients with acute myelogenous leukemia". Anaerobe. 11: 350–3.
- ^ Morgenstein, AA; Citron, DM; Orisek, B; Finegold, SM (1980). "Serious infection with Leptotrichia buccalis. Report of a case and review of the literature". The American Journal of Medicine. 69 (5): 782–5. doi:10.1016/0002-9343(80)90452-0. PMID 7001901.
- ^ Weinberger, M; Wu, T; Rubin, M; Gill, VJ; Pizzo, PA (1991). "Leptotrichia buccalis bacteremia in patients with cancer: Report of four cases and review". Reviews of Infectious Diseases. 13 (2): 201–6. doi:10.1093/clinids/13.2.201. PMID 2041949.
Further reading edit
- Thompson, J.; Pikis, A. (February 2012). "Metabolism of sugars by genetically diverse species of oral Leptotrichia". Molecular Oral Microbiology. 27 (1): 34–44. doi:10.1111/j.2041-1014.2011.00627.x. PMC 3257818. PMID 22230464.
