''Winkia neuii'' is a species of
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 ...
, rod-shaped
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
within the genus ''
Winkia''. It is known to live commensally on and within humans as part of
normal, healthy microbiota of the human vagina
References
External links
Type strain of ''Actinomyces neuii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Actinomycetales
Gram-positive bacteria
Bacteria described in 1995
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