Kingdom Bacteria Family Actinomycetaceae Phylum Actinobacteria Order Actinomycetales | Suborder Actinomycineae Genus Mobiluncus Rank Species Subclass Actinobacteridae | |
Similar Atopobium vaginae, Atopobium, Clostridium tertium, Leptotrichia buccalis, Staphylococcus saccharolyticus | ||
Mobiluncus mulieris is a curved, anaerobic bacteria from the vaginae of women. Its cells are motile and rod-shaped, having multiple subpolar flagella and multilayered gram-variable cell walls. Its type strain is ATCC 35243. According to Hoyles et al. 2004, this species is a heterotypic synonym of Falcivibrio grandis. It is often associated with vaginal infections.
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