Microbe Identification
Microbe namePorphyromonas gingivalis
NCBI Taxonomy ID837
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumBacteroidetes
ClassBacteroidia
OrderBacteroidales
FamilyPorphyromonadaceae
GenusPorphyromonas
Species gingivalis
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
MetabolismNot Available
Energy sourceNot Available
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanHuman Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD)20624719
HumanGingivaBacDive34718743
HumanGingivaBacDive34718743
HumanGingivaBacDive34718743
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome31971861
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome31216300
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueDisbiome25398868
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueDisbiome31981541
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome19587155
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueDisbiome29520825
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome28979798
HumanGingivaSubgingival plaqueDisbiome31329044
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome31916654
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome27770517