Streptobacillus

Streptobacillus
Streptobacillus
Numbered ticks are 11 µm apart
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Fusobacteriati
Phylum: Fusobacteriota
Class: Fusobacteriia
Order: Fusobacteriales
Family: Leptotrichiaceae
Genus: Streptobacillus
Levaditi, Nicolau & Poincloux 1925
Type species
Streptobacillus moniliformis
Levaditi, Nicolau & Poincloux 1925
Species
Synonyms
  • "Bactepneumonia" Tulasne & Brisou 1955
  • "Haverhillia" Parker & Hudson 1926

Streptobacillus is a genus of fastidious microaerophilic Gram-negative bacteria, which grow in culture as rods in chains.

Their species associated with infection is S. moniliformis.

Their reported susceptibilities and therapies are penicillin and erythromycin.