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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Actinomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Mobiluncus Spiegel and Roberts 1984 [1] |
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Mobiluncus is a genus of Gram-positive, [2] anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. These bacteria may be stained either Gram-negative or Gram-variable. However, they are classified as Gram-positive rods due to the fact that they possess a Gram-positive cell wall, lack endotoxin and are sensitive to vancomycin, erythromycin and ampicillin, but resistant to colistin. [3]
These organisms are found in the human vagina, particularly in association with Gardnerella vaginalis in cases of bacterial vaginosis. [4] [5]
