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==Classification==
==Classification==
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===Higher order taxa===
===Higher order taxa===


Bacteria; Bacteroidetes; Flavobacteriia; Flavobacteriales; Flavobacteriaceae; Capnocytophaga [Use [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/ NCBI] link to find]
Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used.  Use [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/ NCBI] link to find]


===Species===
===Species===


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'Capnocytophaga canimorsus'
''Genus species''


==Description and significance==
==Description and significance==
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a capnophilic (carbon dioxide loving), facultative anaerobic rod shaped Gram-negative1 nonsporeforming bacterium.6 C. canimorsus is a zoonotic agent (causes interspecies infection) that has been isolated from humans following bite wounds, licks, scratches, and general exposure to dogs5, a lesser degree in cats, and rarely rabbits.1 The bacterium was first isolated in 1976 from a human following a dog bite and was initially named CDC group dysgenic fermenter DF-2 until 1989 it was given its current name.1,6 Millions of people worldwide suffer from animal bites. It has been estimated that out of the 50% of Americans who will be bitten by an animal in their lifetime, 90% of the bites will be inflicted by both dogs and cats.1
Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.


C. canimorsus has been documented to cause wound and systemic infection in humans. Although between the years 1976-2010 only 200 cases of Capnocytophaga infection were reported, severe clinical symptoms span a wide range including, but not limited to, septicemia, meningitis, osteomylitis, peritonitis, and endocarditis.1 If exposed to the bacterium, immunocompromised, asplenic, alcoholic, aged, and chronically diseased individuals are at higher risk of contracting infection even though infection has been observed in healthy individuals.1 Exposure and identification of C. canimorsus has proven difficult due to its fastidious nature, but recent PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) species specific methods have detected the commensal bacterium in the oral flora of 74% of dogs.2
==Genome structure==
Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes?  Circular or linear?  Other interesting features?  What is known about its sequence?


According to a 2011-2012 American Pet Products Association survey there are 78.2 million dogs and 86.4 million cats owned in the United States alone which does not account for strays or shelter animals.3 The sheer number of dogs and cats warrants the study and characterization of C. canimorsus and other potential zoonotic microbes that make their home living commensally on household pets.


==Genome structure==
==Cell and colony structure==
Interesting features of cell structure.
Interesting features of colony structure.


==Cell and colony structure==


==Metabolism==
==Metabolism==
Energy source(s); external electron donor(s) (=reductant source(s)); carbon source(s); oxygen classification; important molecules it produces.


==Ecology==
==Ecology==
Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment.
metagenomic data link


==Pathology==
==Pathology==
Does this organism cause disease?  Human, animal, plant hosts?  Virulence factors.


==References==
==References==
[Sample reference] [http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/62/2/330; Sylvie Cousin, Marie-Laure Gulat-Okalla, Laurence Motreff, Catherine Gouyette, Christiane Bouchier, Dominique Clermont, and Chantal Bizet. Lactobacillus gigeriorum sp. nov., isolated from chicken crop. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol February 2012 62:330-334; published ahead of print March 18, 2011.}
[doi:10.1099/ijs.0.028217-0.]
Edited by PUT YOUR NAME HERE of Dr. Lisa R. Moore, University of Southern Maine, Department of Biological Sciences, http://www.usm.maine.edu/bio

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A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus LRMoore, Univ of Southern Maine

Classification

Higher order taxa

Domain; Phylum; Class; Order; family [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Genus species

Description and significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.

Genome structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?


Cell and colony structure

Interesting features of cell structure. Interesting features of colony structure.


Metabolism

Energy source(s); external electron donor(s) (=reductant source(s)); carbon source(s); oxygen classification; important molecules it produces.


Ecology

Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment. metagenomic data link


Pathology

Does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors.


References

[Sample reference] [http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/62/2/330; Sylvie Cousin, Marie-Laure Gulat-Okalla, Laurence Motreff, Catherine Gouyette, Christiane Bouchier, Dominique Clermont, and Chantal Bizet. Lactobacillus gigeriorum sp. nov., isolated from chicken crop. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol February 2012 62:330-334; published ahead of print March 18, 2011.} [doi:10.1099/ijs.0.028217-0.]


Edited by PUT YOUR NAME HERE of Dr. Lisa R. Moore, University of Southern Maine, Department of Biological Sciences, http://www.usm.maine.edu/bio

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