''Varibaculum cambriense'' is a

Gram-positive In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. Gram-positive bacte ...

and

anaerobic Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to: * Anaerobic adhesive, a bonding a ...

bacterium from the genus of ''

Varibaculum ''Varibaculum'' is a Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-spore-forming and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of Actinomycetaceae The Actinomycetaceae (often called actinomycetes or mycelial bacteria) are a family of bacteri ...

'' which has been isolated from a human postauricular

abscess An abscess is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body. Signs and symptoms of abscesses include redness, pain, warmth, and swelling. The swelling may feel fluid-filled when pressed. The area of redness often extends b ...

References

Actinomycetales Bacteria described in 2003 {{Actinobacteria-stub