Fannyhessea vaginae

Fannyhessea vaginae is a species of bacteria in the family Atopobiaceae. It is a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive rod-shaped or elliptical coccobacillus found as single elements or in pairs or short chains. It is typically isolated from 80% of women with bacterial vaginosis and it is implicated in treatment failures. Invasive infections such as bacteremia have been reported.

Fannyhessea vaginae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Fannyhessea

Nouioui et al. 2018
Binomial name
Fannyhessea vaginae
(Rodriguez Jovita et al. 1999) Nouioui et al. 2018
Synonyms
  • Atopobium vaginae Rodriguez Jovita et al. 1999
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.