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 vagina¹
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.
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

Jessica Lloyd

Jessica is a degree-qualified naturopath (BHSc) specialising in vulvovaginal health and disease, based in Melbourne, Australia.

Jessica is the owner and lead naturopath of My Vagina, and is a member of the:

International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD)
International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH)
National Vulvodynia Association (NVA) Australia
Australian and New Zealand Vulvovaginal Society (ANZVS)
Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS)

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