Capnocytophaga canimorsus (DSM 19204, ATCC 35979, CCTM La 3498)

Name: Capnocytophaga canimorsus (DSM 19204, ATCC 35979, CCTM La 3498)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 5493

Type strain

Strain Designation 2340-2-61, 7120

Culture col. no. DSM 19204 ATCC 35979 CCTM La 3498 CCUG 53895 CDC 7120 4 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 28188

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Capnocytophaga canimorsus 2340-2-61 is a microaerophile, mesophilic, Gram-negative human pathogen that was isolated from human male, 17 years old, blood after dog bite.

Gram-negative rod-shaped microaerophile mesophilic human pathogen genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 46021

ATCC 35979,CIP 103936,NCTC 12242,CCUG 53895,DSM 19204

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:48:05

Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Bacteroidota

Class Flavobacteriia

Order Flavobacteriales

Family Flavobacteriaceae

Genus Capnocytophaga

Species Capnocytophaga canimorsus

Full scientific name Capnocytophaga canimorsus Brenner et al. 1990

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Capnocytophaga canimorsus** (120)	Type strain
142450	C. canimorsus CCUG 12569, LMG 11510
142966	C. canimorsus CCUG 15945
143074	C. canimorsus CCUG 16984
143109	C. canimorsus CCUG 17234, LMG 11511
143110	C. canimorsus CCUG 17235
143111	C. canimorsus CCUG 17236
143175	C. canimorsus CCUG 17663
143218	C. canimorsus CCUG 17817
143382	C. canimorsus CCUG 18811
143408	C. canimorsus CCUG 18951 A
143419	C. canimorsus CCUG 19052
143439	C. canimorsus CCUG 19140
143440	C. canimorsus CCUG 19141
143469	C. canimorsus CCUG 19434
143536	C. canimorsus CCUG 19952
143537	C. canimorsus CCUG 19953
143539	C. canimorsus CCUG 19955
143542	C. canimorsus CCUG 19979
143548	C. canimorsus CCUG 20018
143554	C. canimorsus CCUG 20054
143560	C. canimorsus CCUG 20114
143579	C. canimorsus CCUG 20313
143580	C. canimorsus CCUG 20314
143581	C. canimorsus CCUG 20315
143582	C. canimorsus CCUG 20316
143583	C. canimorsus CCUG 20317
143584	C. canimorsus CCUG 20318
144140	C. canimorsus CCUG 23144
144361	C. canimorsus CCUG 24741, MCCM 00060, ATCC 35978, LMG 11541, ...
144382	C. canimorsus CCUG 24824
144478	C. canimorsus CCUG 25188
144486	C. canimorsus CCUG 25240
145339	C. canimorsus CCUG 28225
145973	C. canimorsus CCUG 30050
146037	C. canimorsus CCUG 30237
146038	C. canimorsus CCUG 30238
146167	C. canimorsus CCUG 30491
146681	C. canimorsus CCUG 31792
147244	C. canimorsus CCUG 33174
147245	C. canimorsus CCUG 33175
147264	C. canimorsus CCUG 33224
147548	C. canimorsus CCUG 33783
148057	C. canimorsus CCUG 34741
148747	C. canimorsus CCUG 35893
149222	C. canimorsus CCUG 37293
149470	C. canimorsus CCUG 37801
149649	C. canimorsus CCUG 38114
149737	C. canimorsus CCUG 38302
149757	C. canimorsus CCUG 38333
149764	C. canimorsus CCUG 38353 A
149765	C. canimorsus CCUG 38353 B
149766	C. canimorsus CCUG 38354
149928	C. canimorsus CCUG 38694
149932	C. canimorsus CCUG 38709
150005	C. canimorsus CCUG 38828
150042	C. canimorsus CCUG 38907
150062	C. canimorsus CCUG 38937
150097	C. canimorsus CCUG 38985
150119	C. canimorsus CCUG 39024
150296	C. canimorsus CCUG 39555
150297	C. canimorsus CCUG 39560
150542	C. canimorsus CCUG 41543
150735	C. canimorsus CCUG 42120
150787	C. canimorsus CCUG 42328
150808	C. canimorsus CCUG 42404
150850	C. canimorsus CCUG 42561
150867	C. canimorsus CCUG 42590
150896	C. canimorsus CCUG 42656
150914	C. canimorsus CCUG 42737
150919	C. canimorsus CCUG 42749
150954	C. canimorsus CCUG 42839
151006	C. canimorsus CCUG 43025
151043	C. canimorsus CCUG 43148
151087	C. canimorsus CCUG 43240
151110	C. canimorsus CCUG 43293
151163	C. canimorsus CCUG 43393
151185	C. canimorsus CCUG 43420
151186	C. canimorsus CCUG 43421
151366	C. canimorsus CCUG 43882
151608	C. canimorsus CCUG 44441
151755	C. canimorsus CCUG 44797
151790	C. canimorsus CCUG 44883
151916	C. canimorsus CCUG 45195
152012	C. canimorsus CCUG 45528
152044	C. canimorsus CCUG 45633
152045	C. canimorsus CCUG 45634
152195	C. canimorsus CCUG 46036
152196	C. canimorsus CCUG 46037
152336	C. canimorsus CCUG 46466
152392	C. canimorsus CCUG 46648
152420	C. canimorsus CCUG 46752
152428	C. canimorsus CCUG 46768
152645	C. canimorsus CCUG 47275
152697	C. canimorsus CCUG 47403
152876	C. canimorsus CCUG 47845
152920	C. canimorsus CCUG 48013
152929	C. canimorsus CCUG 48042
153162	C. canimorsus CCUG 48606
153255	C. canimorsus CCUG 48899
153346	C. canimorsus CCUG 49305
153435	C. canimorsus CCUG 49582
153491	C. canimorsus CCUG 49742
153678	C. canimorsus CCUG 50631
153744	C. canimorsus CCUG 50848
153841	C. canimorsus CCUG 51338
154321	C. canimorsus CCUG 53076
154380	C. canimorsus CCUG 53302
154444	C. canimorsus CCUG 53638
154733	C. canimorsus CCUG 55023
154762	C. canimorsus CCUG 55116
154855	C. canimorsus CCUG 55410
154972	C. canimorsus CCUG 55909
155113	C. canimorsus CCUG 56509
155483	C. canimorsus CCUG 57842
155509	C. canimorsus CCUG 57915
156242	C. canimorsus CCUG 60839
156858	C. canimorsus CCUG 66143
156872	C. canimorsus CCUG 66222
156958	C. canimorsus CCUG 67384
171334	C. canimorsus CIMB 04-9626, CRBIP17.38

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
117132	negative	rod-shaped
125439	negative		99.9
125438			91.074
125438	negative		98.336

Colony morphology

7966

Incubation period3-7 days

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
7966	COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base
7966	CAPNOCYTOPHAGA II MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 779)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: CAPNOCYTOPHAGA II MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 779) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Proteose peptone no. 3 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l Na2HPO4 4.0 g/l Lab-Lemco beef extract 2.4 g/l Glucose 1.5 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l Starch 0.5 g/l Horse blood Distilled water
40877	MEDIUM 26 - for Gardnerella and Propionibacterium lymphophilum		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Horse serum (200.000 ml);Brainheart infusion (37.000 g);Maltose 10 % solution - M0173 (200.000 ml)
117132	CIP Medium 26	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
7966	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
40877	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
60064	positive	growth	37	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
7966	microaerophile
60064	microaerophile
125439	obligate aerobe	98.8

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125439		99.6
125438		94.278

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68380	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
117132	16947 ChEBI	citrate	-	carbon source
68377	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API NH
117132	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	degradation
68377	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API NH
68380	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
117132	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
68380	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	-	degradation	from API rID32A
68377	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API NH
117132	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	degradation
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API rID32A
117132	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
117132	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68377	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API NH
68380	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
68377	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API NH
117132	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	degradation
68380	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API rID32A
68377	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API NH
68380	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68377	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API NH

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API rID32A
68377	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API NH
117132	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API rID32A
68377	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API NH

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68380	alanine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.2	from API rID32A
117132	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68380	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API rID32A
68377	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API NH
68380	alpha-arabinosidase	-	3.2.1.55	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	+	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68380	alpha-fucosidase	+	3.2.1.51	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68380	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68380	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68380	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32A
68382	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API zym
117132	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68380	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32A
68377	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API NH
68380	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		from API rID32A
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68380	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32A
68377	beta-lactamase	-	3.5.2.6	from API NH
117132	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68377	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2	from API NH
68380	glutamate decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.15	from API rID32A
68380	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	glycin arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	histidine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	L-arginine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68380	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68380	leucyl glycin arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68377	lipase	-		from API NH
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
117132	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68380	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API rID32A
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
117132	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
68377	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API NH
117132	oxidase	-
68380	phenylalanine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	proline-arylamidase	+	3.4.11.5	from API rID32A
68377	proline-arylamidase	-	3.4.11.5	from API NH
68380	serine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68380	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API rID32A
68377	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API NH
68380	tyrosine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
117132	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68377	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API NH
68380	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32A
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

Fatty acid profile

Metadata FA analysis

@ref

60064

Fatty acid	Percentage	ECL
C15:0 ISO	68.1	14.621
C17:0 iso 3OH	9.3	18.161
unknown 13.566	4.5	13.566
C15:0 ISO 3OH	3.3	16.135
C15:0 ANTEISO	2.6	14.711
C16:0 3OH	2.3	17.52
C16:0	2.2	16
C18:2 ω6,9c/C18:0 ANTE	2.1	17.724
C18:1 ω9c	1.4	17.769
C18:0	1	18
C13:0 iso	0.9	12.612
C13:1 at 12-13	0.8	12.931
C14:0	0.6	14
C17:0 iso	0.5	16.629
unknown 16.580	0.5	16.58

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
60064	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+

API NH

@ref	PEN	GLU	FRU	MAL	SAC	ODC	URE	LIP	PAL	beta GAL	ProA	GGT	IND
60064	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-

API rID32A

@ref	URE	ADH (Arg)	alpha GAL	beta GAL	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphatebeta GP	alpha GLU	beta GLU	alpha ARA	beta GUR	beta-N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	MNE	RAF	GDC	alpha FUC	Reduction of nitrateNIT	IND	PAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	ProA	LGA	Phenylalanine arylamidasePheA	Leucine arylamidaseLeuA	PyrA	Tyrosine arylamidaseTyrA	Alanine arylamidaseAlaA	Glycin arylamidaseGlyA	Histidine arylamidaseHisA	Glutamyl-glutamate arylamidaseGGA	Serine arylamidaseSerA
7966	-	-	-	+	-	+	+/-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+/-	+	+	+	+	+	+

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
117132	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host	#Mammals	#Canidae (Dog)
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	#Blood

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
7966	human male, 17 years old, blood after dog bite		Upland California	USA	USA	North America
60064	Human blood,dog bite	1961	California,Upland,San Antonio	USA	USA	North America
117132	Human, Blood after dog bite		California	United States of America	USA	North America	1961

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence X97246 (>99% sequence identity) for Capnocytophaga canimorsus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1
Soil Samples
Animal Samples	254
Plant Samples	1
Total Samples	256

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Pathogenicity animal	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
7966			2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
117132			1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	51342_G02 assembly for Capnocytophaga canimorsus NCTC12242	contig	GCA_900460905	28188.21	2814123379	28188	79.3
66792	ASM279778v1 assembly for Capnocytophaga canimorsus DSM 19204	contig	GCA_002797785	28188.15	2731639179	28188	75.72

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Capnocytophaga canimorsus strain CIP 103936 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY661853	3555	28188
20218	Capnocytophaga canimorsus 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence	L14637	1465	28188
20218	C.canimorsus 16S rRNA gene	X97246	1423	28188
7966	Capnocytophaga canimorsus strain CIP 103936 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AY643075	1438	28188

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Capnocytophaga canimorsus DSM 19204
NCBI: GCA_002797785

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	99.60	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	76.40	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	99.90	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	98.80	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Capnocytophaga canimorsus strain DSM 19204
PATRIC: 28188.15

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	98.34	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	88.72	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	94.28	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	69.09	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	96.01	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	91.07	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Septic shock and meningitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus (serovar B) in an immunocompetent patient: case report.	Germuskova Z, Westerholt M, Ocias LF.	ASM Case Rep	10.1128/asmcr.00076-24	2025
Phylogeny	Capnocytophaga cynodegmi bacteremia associated with a cat bite in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus on hemodialysis: A case report.	Nakao M, Hosokawa N, Ziren W, Yamamoto T, Ebisu Y, Watanabe N, Watari T, Otsuka Y, Osawa R.	IDCases	10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02240	2025
	A Novel 16S rRNA PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Assay to Accurately Distinguish Zoonotic Capnocytophaga canimorsus and C. cynodegmi.	Lai CH, Lin YS, Wang CM, Chang PC, Shia WY.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.02916-22	2023
	Draft Genome Sequences of Three Capnocytophaga canimorsus Strains Isolated from Septic Patients.	Manfredi P, Renzi F, Cornelis GR.	Genome Announc	10.1128/genomea.00193-15	2015
Phylogeny	Capsular serovars of virulent Capnocytophaga canimorsus are shared by the closely related species C. canis and C. cynodegmi.	Renzi F, Hess E, Dol M, Koudad D, Carlier E, Ohlen M, Moore E, Cornelis GR.	Emerg Microbes Infect	10.1038/s41426-018-0126-x	2018
Phylogeny	Sepsis Caused by Newly Identified Capnocytophaga canis Following Cat Bites: C. canis Is the Third Candidate along with C. canimorsus and C. cynodegmi Causing Zoonotic Infection.	Taki M, Shimojima Y, Nogami A, Yoshida T, Suzuki M, Imaoka K, Momoi H, Hanyu N.	Intern Med	10.2169/internalmedicine.9196-17	2018
Phylogeny	Identification of Virulent Capnocytophaga canimorsus Isolates by Capsular Typing.	Hess E, Renzi F, Koudad D, Dol M, Cornelis GR.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00249-17	2017
Phylogeny	Molecular characterization of Capnocytophaga canimorsus and other canine Capnocytophaga spp. and assessment by PCR of their frequencies in dogs.	van Dam AP, van Weert A, Harmanus C, Hovius KE, Claas EC, Reubsaet FA.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.01246-09	2009
	Genetic tools for studying Capnocytophaga canimorsus.	Mally M, Cornelis GR.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01218-08	2008
	Microbial community structure in a biogas digester utilizing the marine energy crop Saccharina latissima.	Pope PB, Vivekanand V, Eijsink VG, Horn SJ.	3 Biotech	10.1007/s13205-012-0097-x	2013
Enzymology	New real-time PCR-based method for Kingella kingae DNA detection: application to samples collected from 89 children with acute arthritis.	Ilharreborde B, Bidet P, Lorrot M, Even J, Mariani-Kurkdjian P, Liguori S, Vitoux C, Lefevre Y, Doit C, Fitoussi F, Pennecot G, Bingen E, Mazda K, Bonacorsi S.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00144-09	2009
	Zoonoses in dog and cat shelters in North-East Italy: update on emerging, neglected and known zoonotic agents.	Mazzotta E, Lucchese L, Corro M, Ceglie L, Danesi P, Capello K, Natale A.	Front Vet Sci	10.3389/fvets.2024.1490649	2024
Phylogeny	Characterization of three strains of Capnocytophaga canis isolated from patients with sepsis.	Suzuki M, Imaoka K, Haga Y, Mohri M, Nogami A, Shimojima Y, Irie Y, Sugimura S, Morikawa S	Microbiol Immunol	10.1111/1348-0421.12642	2018
Enzymology	Capnocytophaga canimorsus sp. nov. (formerly CDC group DF-2), a cause of septicemia following dog bite, and C. cynodegmi sp. nov., a cause of localized wound infection following dog bite.	Brenner DJ, Hollis DG, Fanning GR, Weaver RE.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.27.2.231-235.1989	1989

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