Atopobium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Kingdom: | Bacillati |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Coriobacteriia |
Order: | Coriobacteriales |
Family: | Atopobiaceae |
Genus: | Atopobium Collins and Wallbanks 1993 [1] |
Type species | |
Atopobium minutum (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Collins & Wallbanks 1993 | |
Species [2] | |
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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.
The genus Atopobium may be associated with bacterial vaginosis. [4] [5] [6]
The genus may play a role in the development of Colorectal cancer. While the genus has been reported as overrepresented in feces of patients, [7] A. minutum has conversely shown a mild apoptotic effect on cancer cells in vitro and has been suggested to be comparable to probiotic bacteria in regards to colorectal cancer. [8]
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). [2]
16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024 [9] [10] [11] | 120 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS220 [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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