Selenomonas noxia is gram-negative crescent-shaped bacteria included in the genus Selenomonas. Its increase is associated with periodontitis, especially its onset, as well as predominant in 98% of obese women in one study,[2] but also is present in modest amounts in healthy gum tissue.

Selenomonas noxia
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Negativicutes
Order: Selenomonadales
Family: Selenomonadaceae
Genus: Selenomonas
Species:
S. noxia
Binomial name
Selenomonas noxia
Moore et al. 1987[1]

References

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  1. ^ Moore Lillian V. H., Johnson JL, Moore WEC. Selenomonas noxia sp. nov., Selenomonas flueggei sp. nov., Selenomonas infelix sp. nov., Selenomonas dianae sp. nov., and Selenomonas artemidis sp. nov., from the human gingival crevice. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:271-280. doi:10.1099/00207713-37-3-271
  2. ^ Goodson, J. M; Groppo, D; Halem, S; Carpino, E (2009). "Is Obesity an Oral Bacterial Disease?". Journal of Dental Research. 88 (6): 519–523. doi:10.1177/0022034509338353. PMC 2744897. PMID 19587155.