<i>Gardnerella</i> Revisited: Species Heterogeneity, Virulence Factors, Mucosal Immune Responses, and Contributions to Bacterial Vaginosis-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Gardnerella Revisited: Species Heterogeneity, Virulence Factors, Mucosal Immune Responses, and Contributions to Bacterial Vaginosis

Published:2023-05-16 Issue:5 Volume:91 Page:
ISSN:0019-9567
Container-title:Infection and Immunity
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect Immun

Author:

Shvartsman Elinor¹²³^ORCID,Hill Janet E.⁴^ORCID,Sandstrom Paul¹²,MacDonald Kelly S.¹²³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

2. JC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

3. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

4. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Abstract

Gardnerella species are associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and have been investigated as etiological agents of the condition. Nonetheless, the isolation of this taxon from healthy individuals has raised important questions regarding its etiological role.

Funder

UM | Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Canadian HIV Trials Network, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Immunology,Microbiology,Parasitology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/iai.00390-22

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