''Fannyhessea vaginae'' is a species of
bacteria
Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryote, prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micr ...
in the family ''
Atopobiaceae
The Atopobiaceae are a family of Actinomycetota.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Unassigned ge ...
''. It is a facultative
anaerobic
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Gram-positive
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The Gram stain is ...
rod-shaped or elliptical
coccobacillus
Bacterial cellular morphologies are the shapes that are characteristic of various types of bacteria and often key to their identification. Their direct examination under a light microscope enables the classification of these bacteria (and archae ...
found as single elements or in pairs or short chains.
It is typically isolated from 80% of women with
bacterial vaginosis
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an infection of the vagina caused by excessive growth of bacteria. Common symptoms include increased vaginal discharge that often smells like fish. The discharge is usually white or gray in color. Burning with urina ...
and it is implicated in treatment failures.
Invasive infections such as bacteremia have been reported.
See also
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List of bacterial orders
This article lists the orders of the Bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
and the phylogeny is based on 16 ...
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List of bacteria genera
This article lists the genera of the bacteria
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References
Further reading
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External links
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Type strain of ''Atopobium vaginae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Coriobacteriaceae
Bacterial vaginosis
Bacteria described in 1999
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