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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Capnocytophaga''}}

* Genus of [[Stain::Gram-negative]] fusiform [[Shape::bacillus|bacilli]]
** One rounded end and one tapered end
** Occasionally filamentous, occasionally curved
* Fastidious and capnophilic
* Members of the normal oral flora of humans and other vertebrates including dogs and cats
* Species include:
** [[Capnocytophaga gingivalis]], [[Capnocytophaga ochracea]], and [[Capnocytophaga sputigena]], which are associated with periodontal disease
** [[Capnocytophaga canimorsus]] and [[Capnocytophaga cynodegmi]], which cause a spectrum of illnesses in humans

[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]