Anaerococcus hydrogenalis

Anaerococcus hydrogenalis is a bacterium from the family Peptoniphilaceae. It is present in vaginal discharges and ovarian abscesses.^[2] Presence of Anaerococcus hydrogenalis in the gut metabolism and their coline consumption has been associated to cardiovascular diseases.^[3] Contrary to most of the species in this genus, Anaerococcus hydrogenalis is indole-positive.^[2] Also, some strains in this specie can produce urease.^[2]

Anaerococcus hydrogenalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Tissierellales
Family:	Peptoniphilaceae
Genus:	Anaerococcus
Species:	A. hydrogenalis
Binomial name
Anaerococcus hydrogenalis (Ezaki et al. 1990) Ezaki et al. 2001[1]
Synonyms
Peptostreptococcus hydrogenalis