porphyromonas cangingivalis porphyromonas cangingivalis porphyromonas cangingivalis is a bacterium from the genus of porphyromonas which occur in the periodontal pockets of dogs. porphyromonas cangingivalis can cause periodontitis in animals porphyromonas cangingivalis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: bacteroidia order: bacteroidales family: porphyromonadaceae genus: porphyromonas species: p. cangingivalis binomial name porphyromonas cangingivaliscollins et al. 1994 type strain ahn 4309, atcc 700135, ccug 47700, jcm 13862, jcm 15983, nctc 12856, vpb 4874 synonyms porphyromonas canigingivae