Morphological features of Mobiluncus bacteria in vaginal smear microscopy. Diagnostic significance of curved rods in bacterial vaginosis.
Mobiluncus is a genus of anaerobic bacteria with a curved shape (comma-shaped) and a size of about 1.5–3 × 0.4 µm. Under microscopy, they often appear as thin, curved rods. Normally present in small quantities in the genitourinary tract. Their active proliferation in women usually serves as a marker for bacterial vaginosis! The photo shows coccobacillary flora with Mobiluncus!
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Anastasia Yasyreva
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