Phylum Proteobacteria Family Campylobacteraceae Scientific name Campylobacter rectus Rank Species | ||
Similar Bacteria, Tannerella forsythia, Prevotella intermedia, Treponema denticola, Fusobacterium nucleatum | ||
Campylobacter rectus is a species of Campylobacter. It is implicated as a pathogen in chronic periodontitis, which can induce bone loss. This motile bacillus is a Gram negative, facultative anaerobe.
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