Veillonella

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Veillonella
Systematics
Domain : Bacteria (bacteria) Department : Firmicutes Class : Negativicutes Order : Veillonellales Family : Veillonellaceae Genre : Veillonella
Scientific name
Veillonella
Prévot 1933 emend. Mays et al. 1982 emend. Aujoulat et al. 2014

Veillonella is a genus of bacteria fromthe Veillonellaceae family . The species are gram-negative , obligate anaerobic cocci bacteria . Little is known about the clinical relevance, as the Veillonella bacteria are not determined in routine microbiological diagnostics.

etymology

André-Romain Prévot named the genus in 1933 after the French microbiologist Adrien Veillon , who isolated the type species Veillonella parvula .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Veillonella in LPSN - List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature. Retrieved December 6, 2014