Leptotrichia buccalis explained

Leptotrichia buccalis is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod bacteria. It is a constituent of normal oral flora.

Morphology

Leptotrichia species are typically large, fusiform-shaped, non-sporulating, and non-motile rods.^[1]

Pathology

Almost every case of severe infection with Leptotrichia buccalis reported in medical literature occurred in patients with neutropenia.^{[2] [3]}

Further reading

• Thompson . J. . Pikis . A. . Metabolism of sugars by genetically diverse species of oral Leptotrichia . Molecular Oral Microbiology . February 2012 . 27 . 1 . 34–44 . 10.1111/j.2041-1014.2011.00627.x . 3257818 . 22230464.

External links

• Type strain of Leptotrichia buccalis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Bhally . HS . Lema . C . Romagnoli . M . Borek . A . Wakefield . T . Carroll . KC . Leptotrichia buccalis bacteremia in two patients with acute myelogenous leukemia . Anaerobe . 2005 . 11 . 6 . 350–3. 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2005.04.001 . 16701598 .
2. 7001901. 1980. Morgenstein. AA. Citron. DM. Orisek. B. Finegold. SM. Serious infection with Leptotrichia buccalis. Report of a case and review of the literature. 69. 5. 782–5. The American Journal of Medicine. 10.1016/0002-9343(80)90452-0.
3. 2041949. 1991. Weinberger. M. Wu. T. Rubin. M. Gill. VJ. Pizzo. PA. Leptotrichia buccalis bacteremia in patients with cancer: Report of four cases and review. 13. 2. 201–6. Reviews of Infectious Diseases. 10.1093/clinids/13.2.201.