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Fusobacterium necrophorum
Definition 1
A species of anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Fusobacteria. This species is non-spore forming, does not hydrolyze dextran and is superoxide dismutase and lysine decarboxylase negative. F. necrophorum is found in the intestinal tract of humans and animals, but is more likely to be associated with infections in animals. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Fusobacterium necrophorum. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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