Finegoldia magna

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Background

Microbiology

  • Gram-positive obligate anaerobic"obligate anaerobic" is not in the list (aerobic, anaerobic, facultatively aerobic) of allowed values for the "Cellular respiration" property. coccus within the genus Finegoldia
  • Member of the normal flora of the skin, oral cavity, GI tract, and GU tract
  • Usually appear in polymicrobial infections, but can be monomicrobial

Clinical Manifestations

Management

Further Reading

  • Finegoldia magna Isolated from Orthopedic Joint Implant-Associated Infections. J Clin Microbiol. 2017;55(11):3283-3291. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00866-17