Alloscardovia

Alloscardovia is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria in the family Bifidobacteriaceae (phylum Actinobacteria). The primary species is A. omnicolens, which colonizes the human urogenital tract. In the WikiBiome vault, Alloscardovia appears exclusively in endometriosis vaginal microbiome studies.

Endometriosis Associations

  • Part of the vaginal microbiome shifts observed in endometriosis patients [1] [2].
  • Associated with the vaginal microbiome in chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis [3].

Cross-References

References (3)

  1. Carlos H Miyashira, Fernanda Reali Oliveira, Marina Paula Andres et al. (2022). Miyashira 2022 — The Microbiome and Endometriosis. Reproduction and Fertility. doi:10.1530/RAF-21-0113
  2. John MacSharry, Zsuzsanna Kovacs, Yongjing Xie et al. (2024). MacSharry 2024 — Endometriosis Specific Vaginal Microbiota Links to Urine and Serum N-Glycome. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-76125-2
  3. Chao X, Liu Y, Fan Q et al. (2021). The role of the vaginal microbiome in distinguishing female chronic pelvic pain caused by endometriosis/adenomyosis. Annals of Translational Medicine. doi:10.21037/atm-20-4586

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