Resolution and Cooccurrence Patterns of Gardnerella leopoldii, G. swidsinskii, G. piotii, and G. vaginalis within the Vaginal Microbiome.

ABSTRACT: Gardnerella vaginalis is a hallmark of vaginal dysbiosis, but it is found in the microbiomes of women with and without vaginal symptoms and those who do not have microbiologically defined dysbiosis. G. vaginalis encompasses diverse taxa differing in attributes that are potentially important for virulence, and there is evidence that clades or subgroups within the species are differentially associated with clinical outcomes. The G. vaginalis species description was recently emended, and three new species within the genus were defined (G. leopoldii, G. swidsinskii, and G. piotii). 16S rRNA sequences for the four Gardnerella species are all >98.5% identical, and no signature sequences differentiate them. We demonstrated that Gardnerella s

SUBMITTER: Hill JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6867840 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature