Kingdom Bacteria Family Bacteroidaceae Genus Prevotella Order Bacteroidales | Class Bacteroidetes Phylum Bacteroidetes Rank Species | |
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Prevotella brevis is a species of bacterium.
Prevotella species are part of the human oral and vaginal microbiota. They play a role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease, gingivitis, extraoral and some odontogenic infections, and strains are usually carried in families, in so-called intrafamilial carriage. It is also associated with carotid atherosclerosis.
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