Dichelobacter nodosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Cardiobacteriales |
Family: | Cardiobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Dichelobacter |
Species: | D. nodosus |
Binomial name | |
Dichelobacter nodosus (Beveridge 1941) (Mraz 1963) Dewhirst et al. 1990 |
Dichelobacter nodosus, formerly Bacteroides nodosus, is a Gram-negative, obligate anaerobe of the family Cardiobacteriaceae. It has polar fimbriae and is the causative agent of ovine foot rot. It is the lone species in the genus Dichelobacter.