Culture-independent analysis of vaginal microflora: The unrecognized association of Atopobium vaginae with bacterial vaginosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1130-1132

  Verstraelen, Hans ^a   Verhelst, Rita ^a   Claeys, Geert ^a   Temmerman, Marleen ^a,b   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

16S rDNA amplification; Atopobium vaginae; Bacterial vaginosis; Vaginal flora

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPOBIUM VAGINAE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADULT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIA; HUMANS; LEPTOTRICHIA; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 7044270932     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.04.013     Document Type: Article

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