Genevieve Walls

Mar 7, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Hyun Lee |Graeme Anderson |Cameron Sullivan |Genevieve Walls

INTRODUCTION Bacteroides pyogenes is an obligately anaerobic gram-negative bacillus that can be pathogenic in humans.1 B pyogenes was previously grouped with other Bacteroides and has only recently been identified as a separate species with the use of 16S rRNA sequencing and mass spectrometry techniques.1 B pyogenes is naturally found in the oral microbiome of cats and dogs and hence exposure, especially bites from these animals, is a major risk factor for human infections.1 B pyogenes can...