Variovorax paradoxus

Vario-vorax means various-voracious, able to devour many substrates, while para-doxus means contrary-opinion, describing the nature of this microbe.

  • Isolated from the human vagina​1​
  • Variovorax can utilise a wide variety of energy sources
  • Carotenoid pigments produce yellow-green colonies
  • Optimal growth temperature is 30 °C
  • Isolated from diverse environments – soil, rhizomes, drinking water, groundwater, caves, marine sediment, mines, snow

References

  1. 1.
    Diop K, Dufour J-C, Levasseur A, Fenollar F. Exhaustive repertoire of human vaginal microbiota. Human Microbiome Journal. Published online March 2019:100051. doi:10.1016/j.humic.2018.11.002
Condition typeBacteria
Affected systems
Sexually Transmissible
Genitourinary Incidenceextremely rare
Age group affected

Microbial information

Anaerobe / AerobeAerobe
Gram stainGram-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
Cellular adherence capacitiesHigh
Found in healthy vaginasNo
Biofilm-forming capacities
  • High
Cellular Morphology
  • Bacillus (rod-shaped)
Microbe MotilityMotile
Colony Colour
  • Yellow
  • Yellowish
  • Greenish
Substances Produced
Sexually TransmissiblePossibly

What are the symptoms of Variovorax paradoxus?

  • No symptoms found for Variovorax paradoxus, yet.

What causes Variovorax paradoxus?

  • No causes found for Variovorax paradoxus, yet.

What are the risk factors associated with Variovorax paradoxus?

  • No risk factors for Variovorax paradoxus, yet.

How do you diagnose Variovorax paradoxus?

  • No diagnoses found for Variovorax paradoxus, yet.

How do you treat Variovorax paradoxus?

Treatments for Variovorax paradoxus 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 Variovorax paradoxus?

  • No resistances found for Variovorax paradoxus, yet.

What complications are associated with Variovorax paradoxus?

  • No complications found for Variovorax paradoxus, yet.

References

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