''Campylobacter rectus'' is a species of ''
Campylobacter''. It is implicated as a pathogen in
chronic periodontitis
Chronic periodontitis is one of the seven categories of periodontitis as defined by the American Academy of Periodontology 1999 classification system. Chronic periodontitis is a common disease of the oral cavity consisting of chronic inflammation ...
, which can induce bone loss. This motile bacillus is a
Gram negative
The gram (originally gramme; SI unit symbol g) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one one thousandth of a kilogram.
Originally defined as of 1795 as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to th ...
, facultative anaerobe. ''C. rectus'' is associated with
hypertension
Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms. Long-term high bl ...
together with ''
Prevotella melaninogenica
''Prevotella melaninogenica'' is a species of bacterium in the normal microbiota of the upper respiratory tract. It is an important human pathogen in various anaerobic infections, often mixed with other aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. ''P. melan ...
'' and ''
Veillonella parvula
''Veillonella parvula'' is a strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium in the genus ''Veillonella''. It is a normal part of the oral flora but can be associated with diseases such as periodontitis and dental caries as well as var ...
''.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Campylobacter rectus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Campylobacterota
Bacteria described in 1991
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