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... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Rods > Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods > Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular > Actinobacteria > Gardnerella

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Gardnerella  

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Note

  • infection: coordinate with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS and also with VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of bacteria found in the human genital and urinary tract. It is considered to be a major cause of bacterial vaginosis (VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016975

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