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RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
卷 168, 期 9-10, 页码 837-844出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2017.02.011
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Gardnerella vaginalis; Phylogeny; Virulence; Microbial ecology; Microbiome; Bacterial vaginosis
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Gardnerella vaginalis was first described in 1953, and subsequently identified as the causative agent of a cluster of vaginal symptoms currently known as vaginosis. Research has so far failed to confirm whether and by which mechanism G. vaginalis initiates vaginosis, with, consequently, poor diagnostics and treatment outcomes. Recent molecular analyses of protein-coding genes demonstrate that the taxon G. vaginalis consists of at least four distinct species. This development may represent a critical turning point in clarifying ecological interactions and virulence factors contributing to symptoms and/or sequelae of vaginosis. (C) 2017 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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