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Taxonomy
Family: Fusobacteriaceae

Natural habitats
Normal commensals of the human oropharynx, gastrointestinale tract, and female genital tract.

Clinical significance
The genus Fusobacterium includes 9 disease-causing species that are part of the normal flora of the human oropharynx and the upper respiratory, gastrointestinal, and female genitourinary tracts: F. nucleatum (subspecies nucleatum, polymorphum, vincentii, animalis, fusiforme, and canifelium), F. necrophorum (subspecies necrophorum and funduliforme), F. ulcerans, F. gonidiaformans, F. mortiferum, F. naviforme, F. necrogenes, F. russii, and F. varium.

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Cell morphology: boat shape

James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition