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Atopobium
Sign in to saveAtopobium 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.
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It is catalogued under topics including Bacteria genera and Coriobacteriaceae.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumActinobacteriota
- ClassCoriobacteriia
- OrderCoriobacteriales
- FamilyAtopobiaceae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Coriobacteriaceae
- Image
- Atopobium parvulum.png
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- taxon name
- Atopobium
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-positive bacteria
- LPSN URL
- www.bacterio.net/atopobium.html
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Clinical significance
- Phylogeny
- See also
- References
- External links
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. 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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