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Parvimonas micra is a Gram positive anaerobic coccus which is frequently isolated from dental plaque in patients with chronic periodontitis. It is the only species in its genus, and is a common constituent of mixed anaerobic infections such as intra-abdominal abscess. It has rarely been implicated as a sole pathogen in septic arthritis, osteomyelitis and discitis associated with recent dental procedures.

References

1. Kumar PS (2012). "Smoking and the subgingival ecosystem: a pathogen-enriched community". Future Microbiology. 7 (8): 917–9. doi:10.2217/fmb.12.71. PMID 22913349.
2. Ang MY; et al. (2013). "Genome Sequence of Parvimonas micra Strain A293, Isolated from an Abdominal Abscess from a Patient in the United Kingdom". Genome Announcements. 1 (6): e01025-13. doi:10.1128/genomeA.01025-13. PMC 3853067. PMID 24309744.
3. Baghban A, Gupta S (2016). "Parvimonas micra: A rare cause of native joint septic arthritis". Anaerobe. 39: 26–7. doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.02.004. PMID 26911898.
4. Pilmis B, Israel J, Monnier A, Mizrahi A (2015). "Spondylodiscitis due to anaerobic bacteria about a case of Parvimonas micra infection". Anaerobe. 34: 156–7. doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.05.013. PMID 26067839.

External links

• Type strain of Parvimonas micra at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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