Taxonogenomics and description of Vaginella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., strain Marseille P2517T, a new bacterial genus isolated from the human vagina

Abstract

An obligate aerobic, Gram-negative, nonmotile and nonsporulating rod designated Marseille P2517 was isolated from the vaginal flora. We describe its features, annotate the genome and compare it to the closest species. The 16S rRNA analysis shows 93.03% sequence similarity with Weeksella virosa, the phylogenetically closest species. Its genome is 2 434 475 bp long and presents 38.16% G+C. On the basis of these data, it can be considered as a new genus in the Flavobacteriaceae family, for which we proposed the name Vaginella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain is Marseille P2517T.

Keywords

• Bacterial vaginosis
• Flavobacteriaceae
• genome
• vaginal flora
• Vaginella massiliensis