Contributes to preterm birth
Acetic acid producer (may have vinegar odour)
May Gram stain gram-variable
Mobilis – capable of movement, active
Uncus – hook
Mobiluncus – a curved rod that can move, motile curved rod
| Condition type | Bacteria |
|---|---|
| Affected systems | Reproductive |
| Sexually Transmissible | |
| Genitourinary Incidence | moderate |
| Age group affected |
Microbial information
| Anaerobe / Aerobe | Anaerobe |
|---|---|
| Gram stain | Gram-negative |
| Best tests to detect | |
| Pathogen of |
| Commensal of (Can naturally inhabit, but not necessarily as a healthy addition) |
| Optimal growth pH | |
| Conditions correlated with |
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| Cellular adherence capacities | |
| Found in healthy vaginas | Possibly |
| Biofilm-forming capacities | |
| Cellular Morphology |
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| Microbe Motility | Flagella |
| Colony Colour |
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| Substances Produced | |
| Sexually Transmissible |
What are the symptoms of Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections?
What causes Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections?
- No causes found for Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections, yet.
What are the risk factors associated with Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections?
- No risk factors for Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections, yet.
How do you diagnose Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections?
- No diagnoses found for Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections, yet.
How do you treat Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections?
Treatments for Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections are only for practitioners and people who purchased the book Killing BV and Killing BV for men.
Which treatments are likely to be ineffective for Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections?
- Colistin
- Cycloserine - Antibiotic
- Hydroxymetronidazole - Antibiotic
- Metronidazole
- Nalidixic acid
- Neomycin - Antibiotic
What complications are associated with Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections?
- No complications found for Mobiluncus curtisii vulvovaginal infections, yet.
References
Andreu, A. et al., 1991. The isolation and identification of Mobiluncus curtisii and Mobiluncus mulieris in genital specimens. Rev Clin Esp, 189(1), pp.18–20, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1924920Meltzer, M.C., Desmond, R.A. & Schwebke, J.R., 2008. Association of mobiluncus curtisii with recurrence of bacterial vaginosis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 35(6), pp.611–613, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793327/Spiegel, C.A., 1987. Susceptibility of Mobiluncus species to 23 antimicrobial agents and 15 other compounds. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 31(2), pp.249–252, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC174700/