Atopobium
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Atopobium is a genus of Actinobacteria, in the family Coriobacteriaceae.
Atopobium species are anaerobic bacteria, Gram-positive rod-shaped or elliptical found as single elements or in pairs or short chains.
The atopobium vaginae was discovered in 1999 by Rodriguez [2] as a common commensal of the woman's vagina.
This is a facultative anaerobic bacteria, Gram-positive rod-shaped or elliptical coccobacilli, which form small colonies on blood agar at 37 °C is also positive for acid phosphatase. It can be identified by 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing,[3] and is associated with bacterial vaginosis.[4][5]
References
- ^ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
- ^ 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.
- ^ Verhelst R, Verstraelen H, Claeys G, Verschraegen G, Delanghe J, Van Simaey L, De Ganck C, Temmerman M, Vaneechoutte M (Apr 21, 2004). "Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis". BMC Microbiol. 4 (16): 1573–6. doi:10.1186/1471-2180-4-16. PMC 419343. PMID 15102329.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Burton JP, Devillard E, Cadieux PA, Hammond JA, Reid G (Apr 21, 2004). "Detection of Atopobium vaginae in postmenopausal women by cultivation-independent methods warrants further investigation". J Clin Microbiol. 42 (16): 1829–1831. doi:10.1128/jcm.42.4.1829-1831.2004. PMC 387601. PMID 15071062.
- ^ Burton JP, Chilcott CN, Al-Qumber M, Brooks HJ, Wilson D, Tagg JR, Devenish C (October 2005). "A preliminary survey of Atopobium vaginae in women attending the Dunedin gynaecology out-patients clinic: is the contribution of the hard-to-culturemicrobiota overlooked in gynaecological disorders?". Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 45 (5): 450–2. doi:10.1111/j.1479-828X.2005.00456.x. PMID 16171487.
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