Eikenella corrodens

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Neisseriales;Neisseriaceae;Eikenella;Eikenella corrodens

Description: Eikenella corrodens is a member of the normal human microflora for the oral, respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. This organism, however, can cause opportunistic infections, including abscesses (usually associated with a bite wound), endocarditis and meningitis. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Eikenella%20corrodens

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Eikenella	Genus	1
Eikenella corrodens	Species	1

Name: Eikenella

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Neisseriales;Neisseriaceae;Eikenella

Description:
Eikenella corrodens is a fastidious Gram-negative facultative anaerobic bacillus. It was first identified by M. Eiken in 1958, who called it Bacteroides corrodens.

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eikenella

Genome Status
- WGS
Isolation Country
- Unknown
Disease
- Periodontitis
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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