Gardnerella and Prevotella: Co-conspirators in the Pathogenesis of Bacterial Vaginosis

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(See the Major Article by Gilbert et al, on pages 1099–108.) More than 60 years after the first studies of its potential etiology, bacterial vaginosis (BV), formerly called nonspecific vaginitis, remains enigmatic [1]. BV is associated with a loss of “protective” Lactobacillus species (L. crispatus, L. jensenii) from the vaginal microbiota and an increase in facultative and strict anaerobes, including Gardnerella...

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