Veillonella

The genus Veillonella is one of the gram-negative anaerobic cocci, which usually form clusters or pairs. Under UV light, they are red fluorescent. It belongs to the natural flora of the oral cavity, nasopharynx, digestive tract and female genitalia. They can cause mixed infections, exceptionally they have been identified as agents of meningitis, osteomyelitis and periodontal infections. This genus includes V. parvula, V. montpellierensis or V. alcalescens. V. parvula may cause endocarditis.

related articles

 * Gram-negative anaerobic rods and cocci

Reference

 * VOTAVA, Miroslav, et al. Medical microbiology special. 1st edition. Brno: Neptun, 2003. 495 pp.  ISBN 80-902896-6-5.
 * MicrobeWiki. Veillonella parvula [online]. [feeling. 2014-10-19]. < https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Veillonella_parvula >.
 * BHATTI, Maqsood A.  Veillonella parvula Meningitis: Case Report and Review of Veillonella Infections [online]. [feeling. 2014-10-19]. < https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/31/3/839/299845 >.