Atopobium

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Atopobium
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Atopobium

Collins and Wallbanks 1993
Type species
Atopobium minutum
(Hauduroy et al. 1937) Collins & Wallbanks 1993
Species [1]
  • A. deltae
  • "A. detroiti" Salimnia et al. 2008
  • A. fossor
  • "A. massiliense" Bordigoni et al. 2020
  • 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.

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Atopobium vaginae was discovered in 1999. [2] 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.

Clinical significance

The genus Atopobium may be associated with bacterial vaginosis. [3] [4] [5]

The genus may play a role in the development of Colorectal cancer. While the genus has been reported as overrepresented in feces of patients, [6] 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. [7]


Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [8] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). [9]

16S rRNA based LTP_08_2023 [10] [11] [12] and 120 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214 [13] [14] [15]
Atopobium

A. deltaeCools et al. 2014

A. fossor(Bailey and Love 1986) Kageyama et al. 1999

A. minutum(Hauduroy et al. 1937) Collins and Wallbanks 1993

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