Veillonella parvula

Veillonella parvula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Division: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Veillonellaceae
Genus: Veillonella
Species: V. parvula
Binomial name
Veillonella parvula

Veillonella parvula is a bacterium in the genus Veillonella. It is a normal part of the oral flora[1] but can be associated with diseases such as periodontitis and dental caries as well as various systemic infections.[2] It has also been isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis.[3]

References

  1. Marsh P, Martin M. Oral Microbiology: 5th Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.
  2. Marriott D, Stark D, Harkness J (February 2007). "Veillonella parvula discitis and secondary bacteremia: a rare infection complicating endoscopy and colonoscopy?". Journal of Clinical Microbiology 45 (2): 672–674. doi:10.1128/JCM.01633-06. PMC 1829049. PMID 17108070.
  3. Africa, Charlene; Nel, Janske; Stemmet, Megan (2014). "Anaerobes and Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy: Virulence Factors Contributing to Vaginal Colonisation". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11 (7): 6979–7000. doi:10.3390/ijerph110706979. ISSN 1660-4601. PMC 4113856. PMID 25014248.

Further reading

Mashima, I.; Nakazawa, F. (August 2014). "The influence of oral Veillonella species on biofilms formed by Streptococcus species". Anaerobe 28: 54–61. doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.05.003. PMID 24862495. 


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, January 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.