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Characterization of a novel Atopobium isolate from the human vagina: description of Atopobium vaginae sp. nov.

¹ Department of Microbiology, BBSRC Institute of Food Research, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6BZ, UK
² Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AP, UK
³ Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, S-41346, Göteborg, Sweden

Author for correspondence: Matthew D. Collins. Tel: +44 118 935 7000. Fax: +44 118 926 7917. e-mail: david.collins{at}bbsrc.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

Phenotypic and phylogenetic studies were performed on a hitherto undescribed micro-organism isolated from the human vagina. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies demonstrated that the unknown strain constituted a new subline within the genus Atopobium. The unknown bacterium was readily distinguished from other Atopobium species by biochemical tests and electrophoretic analysis of whole-cell proteins. Based on phylogenetic and phenotypic evidence, it is proposed that the unknown bacterium be classified as Atopobium vaginae sp. nov. The type strain of Atopobium vaginae is CCUG 38953^T.

Key Words: Atopobium vaginae • phylogeny. taxonomy • 16S rRNA analysis

The GenBank accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain CCUG 38953^T is Y17195.

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