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Veillonella

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Veillonella /Veil·lon·el·la/ (va″yon-el´ah) a genus of gram-negative bacteria (family Veillonellaceae), found as nonpathogenic parasites in the mouth, intestines, and urogenital and respiratory tracts of humans and other animals.
Veil·lo·nel·la (vy-nl)
n.
A genus of gram-negative bacteria that are parasitic in the mouth and in the intestinal and respiratory tracts.

Veillonella
[vā′yənel′ə]
Etymology: Adrien Veillon, French bacteriologist, 1864-1931
a genus of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria. The species Veillonella parvula is normally present in the alimentary tract, especially in the mouth. This infection is often mistaken for more serious gonococcal infection.

Veillonella
small, gram-negative anaerobic cocci that are part of the normal microflora in the mouth, intestine, respiratory system of animals.


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INTRODUCTION Veillonella is anaerobic gram negative cocci, normally present in the upper airways, astrointestinal tract and vagina in humans and usually disregarded as a contaminant when isolated from clinical specimens'.
Anaerobic bacteria and Malassezia furfur Usnea-extract was effective at low concentrations against all anaerobic bacteria except Veillonella parvula.
Of interest, 48 of the isolates were representing 24 novel species of Prevotella, Fusobacterium, Streptococcus, Actinomyces, Capnocytophaga and Veillonella.
 
 
 
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