This photomicrograph shows the bacterium Fusobacterium russii cultured in a thioglycollate medium for 48 hours.
F. russii is a normal inhabitant of the mouth, upper respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital tract. Infections involve all regions of body, which usually occur when mucosal damage related to surgery, trauma or disease occurs.
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