''Alistipes finegoldii'' is a bacterium from the genus of '' Alistipes'' which has been isolated from

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tissue from a human from

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. The species is named in honor of

Sydney M. Finegold Sydney "Sid" Martin Finegold (August 21, 1921, Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City – September 17, 2018, Los Angeles) was an American physician, medical school professor, and medical researcher, specializing in anaerobic bacteriology. Biography ...

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Bacteria described in 2003 Bacteroidia {{Bacteroidetes-stub