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
HumanMucosaHuman Microbiome Project28953883
HumanSupragingival plaqueHuman Microbiome Project28953883
HumanHuman Microbiome Project28953883
HumanTongueBacDive34718743
HumanGingivaBacDive34718743
HumanPharynxBacDive34718743
HumanBladderUrineDisbiome30108246
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome26691472
HumanLarge intestineSalivaDisbiome30796823
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueDisbiome31480468
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome31489129
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueDisbiome29718124
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome19587155
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueDisbiome31329044
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome28039159
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome31211815
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome31201984
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueDisbiome25283067