| Prevotella melaninogenica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Bacteroidia |
| Order: | Bacteroidales |
| Family: | Prevotellaceae |
| Genus: | Prevotella |
| Species: | P. melaninogenica
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| Binomial name | |
| Prevotella melaninogenica (Oliver and Wherry 1921) Shah and Collins 1990[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Bacteroides melaninogenicus | |
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.[2] P. melaninogenica is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod, named for its black colonies, and black pigment.
Prevotella melaninogenica is associated with hypertension together with Campylobacter rectus and Veillonella parvula.[3]
- ^ Parte, A.C. "Bacteroides". LPSN. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ 93. Brook, I.: “Anaerobic Infections Diagnosis and Management”. A Textbook. Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. New York. 2007.
- ^ Pietropaoli, Davide; Del Pinto, Rita; Ferri, Claudio; Ortu, Eleonora; Monaco, Annalisa (August 2019). "Definition of hypertension-associated oral pathogens in NHANES". Journal of Periodontology. 90 (8): 866–876. doi:10.1002/JPER.19-0046. ISSN 1943-3670. PMID 31090063. S2CID 155089995.