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