Atopobium

Atopobium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Coriobacteriia
Order: Coriobacteriales
Family: Atopobiaceae
Genus:
Collins and Wallbanks 1993[1]
Type species
Atopobium minutum
(Hauduroy et al. 1937) Collins & Wallbanks 1993
Species[2]
  • A. deltae
  • "A. detroiti"
  • A. fossor
  • "A. massiliense"
  • A. minutum

Atopobium is a genus of Actinomycetota, in the family Coriobacteriaceae. Atopobium species are anaerobic, Gram-positive rod-shaped or elliptical bacteria found as single elements or in pairs or short chains.

Atopobium vaginae was discovered in 1999.[3] This is a facultative anaerobic bacteria, which form small colonies on blood agar at 37 °C is also positive for acid phosphatase. This species has now been reclassified into the genus Fannyhessea following phylogenetic studies.

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  3. ^ Rodriguez Jovita M, Collins MD, Sjödén B, Falsen E (1999). "Characterization of a novel Atopobium isolate from the human vagina: description of Atopobium vaginae sp. nov". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 49 (4): 1573–6. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1573. PMID 10555338.
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