Atopobium
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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.
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Genus: | Atopobium Collins and Wallbanks 1993 |
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Atopobium minutum (Hauduroy et al. 1937) Collins & Wallbanks 1993 | |
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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.