Organisms associated with bacterial vaginosis in Nigerian women as determined by PCR-DGGE and 16S rRNA gene sequence

African Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 68-72

  Anukam, Kingsley C ^a,b,c,d   Reid, Gregor ^a,e  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^c BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d Chidak Medical Diagnostic Laboratories   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Mycoplasma; Nigerian women

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA ISOLATION; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE FLORA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAINBOW TROUT; STREPTOCOCCUS; VAGINITIS;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NIGERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 34547797382     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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