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Reexamining the role of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies in clinical and experimental studies
12 Oct 2024
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The Gram-negative anaerobic species Fusobacterium nucleatum was originally described as a commensal organism from the human oral microbiome. However, it is now widely recognized as a key inflammophilic pathobiont associated with a wide variety of oral and extraoral diseases. Historically, F. nucleatum has been classified into four subspecies that have been generally considered as functionally interchangeable in...
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