Tannerella forsythia

Tannerella forsythia is an anaerobic, Gram-negative bacterial species of the Bacteroidota phylum. It has been implicated in periodontal diseases and is a member of the red complex of periodontal pathogens.^[1] T. forsythia was previously named Bacteroides forsythus and Tannerella forsythensis.^[2][3][4][5]

Tannerella forsythia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacteroidota
Class:	Bacteroidia
Order:	Bacteroidales
Family:	Tannerellaceae
Genus:	Tannerella
Species:	T. forsythia
Binomial name
Tannerella forsythia Sakamoto 2002

Tannerella forsythia was discovered by and named after Anne Tanner, who works at The Forsyth Institute located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[6]

T. forsythia has been identified in atherosclerotic lesions. Lee et al. found that infecting mice with T. forsythia induced foam cell formation and accelerated the formation of atherosclerotic lesions.^[7] It has also been isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis.^[8] The presence of oral T. forsythia has been found to be associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer.^[9]

See also

• List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota