Mobiluncus

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]

Mobiluncus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Actinomycetaceae
Genus: Mobiluncus
Spiegel and Roberts 1984[1]
Species
  • M. curtisii Spiegel and Roberts 1984
  • M. holmesii (Spiegel and Roberts 1984) Nouioui et al. 2018
  • M. mulieris Spiegel and Roberts 1984
  • M. porci Wylensek et al. 2021
Synonyms
  • Falcivibrio Hammann et al. 1984

These organisms are found in the human vagina, particularly in association with Gardnerella vaginalis in cases of bacterial vaginosis.[4][5]

References
  1. Spiegel CA, Roberts M. (1984). "Mobiluncus gen. nov., Mobiluncus curtisii subsp. curtisii sp. nov., Mobiluncus curtisii subsp. holmesii subsp. nov., and Mobiluncus mulieris sp. nov., curved rods from the human vagina". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 34 (2): 177–184. doi:10.1099/00207713-34-2-177.
  2. Medical Microbiology 7th Edition, Patrick R. Murray, PhD
  3. Medical Microbiology 7th Edition, Patrick R. Murrau, PhD
  4. Clark, Natalie; Tal, Reshef; Sharma, Harsha; Segars, James (2014). "Microbiota and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease". Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. 32 (1): 043–049. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1361822. ISSN 1526-8004. PMC 4148456. PMID 24390920.
  5. Schwebke JR, Lawing LF (April 2001). "Prevalence of Mobiluncus spp among women with and without bacterial vaginosis as detected by polymerase chain reaction". Sex Transm Dis. 28 (4): 195–9. doi:10.1097/00007435-200104000-00002. PMID 11318249. S2CID 25301666.


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