Analysis of adherence, biofilm formation and cytotoxicity suggests a greater virulence potential of Gardnerella vaginalis relative to other bacterial-vaginosis-associated anaerobes

Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 392-399

  Patterson, Jennifer L ^a   Stull Lane, Annica ^a   Girerd, Philippe H ^b   Jefferson, Kimberly K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HUMANS; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS;

EID: 76449088351     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.034280-0     Document Type: Article

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