“Vaginella massiliensis” gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus cultivated from human female genital tract

Abstract

We relate the main characteristics of “Vaginella massiliensis” strain Marseille P2517 (= DSM 102346 = CSUR P2517), a new member of the Flavobacteriaceae family. The strain Marseille P2517 was cultivated from a vaginal swab from a healthy 22-year-old woman.

Keywords

• Culturomics
• Flavobacteriaceae
• human microbiota
• vaginal flora
• “Vaginella massiliensis”