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FinegoldiaRANK: GenusTAXONOMY: Bacteria -> Terrabacteria group -> Firmicutes -> Tissierellia -> Tissierellales -> Peptoniphilaceae -> Finegoldia OVERVIEW: Non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic, Gram-stain-positive cocci. Cells may occur in pairs, tetrads, and irregular masses and are 0.7–1.5 µm in diameter. Carbohydrates are not fermented. Indole is negative. The optimum temperature for growth is 37°C. Metabolize peptone and amino acids to acetic acid. Alkaline phosphatase test is variable among strains. Found in vagina, oral cavity, and various abscess-forming human specimens. Type species: Finegoldia magna (Prévot 1933) Murdoch and Shah 2000, 1415VP (Effective publication: Murdoch and Shah 1999, 557.) (Diplococcus magnus Prévot 1933, 140; Peptococcus magnus Holdeman and Moore 1972; Peptostreptococcus magnus Ezaki, Yamamoto, Ninomiya, Suzuki and Yobucchi 1983, 696). This genus contains microbial species that can reside in the human gastrointestinal tract. [PMC 4262072]
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