Fannyhessea vaginae
Classification
Bacteria; Actinimycetota; Actinomycetes ; Actinomycetales; Actinomycetaceae; Fannyhessea
Species
NCBI: [1] |
Fannyhessea Vaginae
Description and Significance
Fannyhessea Vaginae (formerly atopobium vaginae) is a gram positive cocci shaped bacterium highly specific to Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) (Lu ́cia G. V. Sousa et al, 2021).
As an anaerobe (low to no oxygen) F. Vaginae creates polymicrobial biofilms that layer the vaginal epithelial cells helping to maintain the anaerobic conditions (Lu ́cia G. V. Sousa et al, 2021). F. vaginae Biofilms serve as a diagnostic marker for BV which is essential as most detection methods fail.
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Ecology and Pathogenesis
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Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.