| Selenomonas noxia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Negativicutes |
| Order: | Selenomonadales |
| Family: | Selenomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Selenomonas |
| Species: |
S. noxia
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| Binomial name | |
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Selenomonas noxia
Moore et al. 1987
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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, but also is present in modest amounts in healthy gum tissue.