Molecular identification of the first human isolate belonging to the Veillonella ratti-Veillonella criceti group based on 16S rDNA and dnaK gene sequencing.

Anaerobic gram-negative cocci belonging to the genus Veillonella are currently subdivided into eight species. Among them, four have been isolated either from human flora or from clinical samples during infectious processes: Veillonella atypica, V. dispar, V.