Prevotella melaninogenica
Species of bacterium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prevotella melaninogenica is a species of bacterium in the normal microbiota of the upper respiratory tract. It is an important human pathogen in various anaerobic infections, often mixed with other aerobic and anaerobic bacteria.[2] P. melaninogenica is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod, named for its black colonies, and black pigment.
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Prevotella melaninogenica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
Class: | Bacteroidia |
Order: | Bacteroidales |
Family: | Prevotellaceae |
Genus: | Prevotella |
Species: | P. melaninogenica |
Binomial name | |
Prevotella melaninogenica (Oliver and Wherry 1921) Shah and Collins 1990[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Bacteroides melaninogenicus |
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Prevotella melaninogenica is associated with hypertension together with Campylobacter rectus and Veillonella parvula.[3]