Article
Polyphasic approach to the classification and identification of Gardnerella vaginalis and unidentified Gardnerella vaginalis-like coryneforms present in bacterial vaginosis.
International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Jul 1996
van Esbroeck M, Vandamme P, Falsen E, Vancanneyt M, Moore E, Pot B, Gavini F, Kersters K, Goossens H
Abstract excerpt
A taxonomic study of Gardnerella vaginalis and G. vaginalis-like coryneforms was performed in order to clarify the phylogenetic affiliation of these organisms and to improve future identification. We examined 50 strains by performing whole-cell protein and fatty acid analyses, a 16S rRNA sequence...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Fatty Acids
- Female
- Gardnerella vaginalis
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny