A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Taxa associated with infection - F. gonadiaformans, F. mortiferum, F. naviforme, F. necrogenes, F. necrophorum necrophorum, F. necrophorum fundiliforme, F. nucleatum nucleatum, F. nucleatum fusiforme, F. nucleatum polymorphum, F. nucleatum vincentii, F. periodonticum, F. russii, F. ulcerans, F. varium
Associated infections - abscesses, bacteraemia, periodontitis, endocarditis, necrobacillosis
Reported susceptibilities and therapies - metronidazole, penicillins, carbapenems, cephalosporins
References - Moore-Gillon, J., Lee, T.H., Eykyn, S.J., Phillips, I. (1984). Necrobacillosis: a forgotten disease. Brit. med. J . 288, 1526-1527. - George, W.L., Kirby, B.D., Sutter, V.L. (1981). Gram-negative anaerobic bacilli: their role in infection and patterns of susceptibility to antibiotic agents. II Little-known Fusobacterium species with miscellaneous genera. Rev. infect. Dis. 3, 599-626.
