Finegoldia
Genus of bacteria
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Finegoldia is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. They are anaerobic cocci of the class Clostridia, with Finegoldia magna being the type species.[1] F. magna was formerly known, along with several other Gram-positive anaerobic cocci (GPACs), as Peptostreptococcus magnus, but was moved into its own genus in 1999.[2][3] The name is in honor of Sydney M. Finegold, an American microbiologist, while magna is Latin for large.[1] It is an opportunistic human pathogen that normally colonizes skin and mucous membranes.[4] It is often seen in biofilms on chronic ulcers such as in diabetic foot or decubitus ulcers.[3] Most surveys have found it to be susceptible to penicillins, carbapenems and metronidazole, though resistant strains have been identified.[5] Resistance to clindamycin is common and has been seen in over 10% of isolates in the US.[3][6] One review stated that "the combination of diminished antimicrobial susceptibility, its prevalence, and the described virulence factors gives F. magna a special position among the GPAC."[5]
| Finegoldia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Tissierellales |
| Family: | Peptoniphilaceae |
| Genus: | Finegoldia Murdoch & Shah 2000 |
| Type species | |
| Finegoldia magna (Prévot 1933) Murdoch & Shah 2000 | |
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