Update on the Taxonomy and Clinical Aspects of the GenusFusobacterium
Open Access
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 35 (s1) , S22-S27
- https://doi.org/10.1086/341916
Abstract
The genus Fusobacterium currently includes 13 species. Fusobacterium nucleatum, the most frequently encountered species in humans, is heterogeneous aKeywords
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