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Domingo Fernández Vecilla1, Mary Paz Roche Matheus1, Iris Sharon Pérez Ramos1

  • 1Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology Service, Basurto University Hospital, 18 Avenida Montevideo, 48013, Bilbao, Biscay, Spain; Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces Plaza, 48903, Biscay, Spain.

Anaerobe
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Bacteroides finegoldii, an anaerobic gut bacterium, was identified as the cause of a rare human infection in a patient with abdominal pain. This case marks the first reported instance of B. finegoldii leading to a severe human illness.

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