Finegoldia magna
Classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Peptoniphilaceae
Genus: Finegoldia
Species: Finegoldia magna
Species
NCBI: [1] |
Finegoldia magna
Description and Significance
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Finegoldia magna has a cell structure that is coccobacillary, meaning it has a shape that is intermediate between cocci (spherical bacteria) and bacilli (rod-shaped bacteria). It has a cell size that varies from 0.8µm and 1.6µm in diameter, and they occur predominantly in masses but occasionally in short chains.
Genome Structure
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Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
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Ecology and Pathogenesis
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Author
Page authored by Susan Reed, Nitesh Naren, Matt Millikin, students of Prof. Jay Lennon at Indiana University.