Microbe Identification
Microbe nameFusobacterium nucleatum
NCBI Taxonomy ID851
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumFusobacteria
ClassFusobacteriia
OrderFusobacteriales
FamilyFusobacteriaceae
GenusFusobacterium
Species nucleatum
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes2
Oxygen preferenceAnaerobe
Optimal temperature37
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatHostAssociated
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementNot Available
SporulationNonsporulating
MetabolismSaccharolytic, proteolytic, fermentative
Energy sourceNot Available
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanMucosaNot AvailableHuman Microbiome Project28953883
HumanSupragingival plaqueNot AvailableHuman Microbiome Project28953883
HumanNot AvailableHuman Microbiome Project28953883
HumanTongueNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanGingivaNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanPharynxNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanBladderUrineNot AvailableDisbiome30108246
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome26691472
HumanLarge intestineSalivaNot AvailableDisbiome30796823
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome31480468
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome31489129
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome29718124
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome19587155
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome31329044
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome28039159
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome31211815
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome31201984
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome25283067