A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS

Anaerorhabdus

Species associated with infection - A. furcosus

Reported infections - lung abscess, appendix absecess, abdominal abscess

Reported susceptibilities and treatments - please email me if you know of published data on this organism

Taxonomic note - previously classified as Bacteroides furcosus

References - Shah, H.N., Collins, M.D. (1986). Reclassification of Bacteroides furcosus Veillon and Zuber (Hauduroy, Ehringer, Urbain, Guillot and Magrou) in a new genus Anaerorhabdus, as Anaerorhabdus furcosus comb. nov. Syst. appl. Microbiol. 8, 86-88.

 

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