Atopobium

Atopobium is a genus of Actinobacteria, in the family Coriobacteriaceae.

Atopobium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Actinobacteria
Class:
Coriobacteriia
Order:
Coriobacteriales
Family:
Coriobacteriaceae
Genus:
Atopobium
Species

A. deltae[1]
A. fossor
A. minutum
A. parvulum
A. rimae
A. vaginae

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 an 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
  1. LPSN bacterio.net
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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