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Indian J Med Microbiol
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2011 Apr-June; 29(2): 165-168
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-143802
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted to correlate the biotypes of Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from cases of bacterial vaginosis and their virulence factors. Thirty-two strains of G. vaginalis isolated from cases of bacterial vaginosis were biotyped. Adherence to vaginal epithelial cells, biofilm production, surface hydrophobicity, phospholipase C and protease activity were tested on these isolates. Biotype 1 was the most prevalent (8; 25%), followed by biotype 2 (7; 21.9%) and biotypes 5 and 8 (5; 15.6%). We did not find any statistical correlation between G. vaginalis biotypes and its virulence factors. Virulence factors expressed by G. vaginalis were not associated with a single biotype.
Subject(s)
Adult , Bacterial Adhesion , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Biofilms/growth & development , Epithelial Cells/microbiology , Female , Gardnerella vaginalis/chemistry , Gardnerella vaginalis/classification , Gardnerella vaginalis/isolation & purification , Gardnerella vaginalis/pathogenicity , Humans , Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions , Peptide Hydrolases/metabolism , Type C Phospholipases/metabolism , Vaginosis, Bacterial/microbiology , Virulence Factors/genetics
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In. Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Ginecología y Obstetricia. Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín. El Manejo Obstétrico: Sepsis. Quito, Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Ginecología y Obstetricia, ene. 1987. p.149-65.
Monography
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-213788