Interaction of Gardnerella vaginalis and Vaginolysin with the Apical versus Basolateral Face of a Three-Dimensional Model of Vaginal Epithelium

Colonization of the cervicovaginal space with Gardnerella vaginalis leads to local inflammation and cervical remodeling in pregnant mice

(2018) Luz-Jeannette Sierra et al.   PLoS One

Focusing the diversity of Gardnerella vaginalis through the lens of ecotypes

(2017) Omar E. Cornejo et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Higher levels of a cytotoxic protein, vaginolysin, in Lactobacillus-deficient community state types at the vaginal mucosa

(2017) Rebecca G. Nowak et al.   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

Association between statin use, the vaginal microbiome, and Gardnerella vaginalis vaginolysin-mediated cytotoxicity

(2017) Abdallah A. Abdelmaksoud et al.   PLoS One

Gardnerella vaginalis Subgroups Defined by cpn60 Sequencing and Sialidase Activity in Isolates from Canada, Belgium and Kenya

(2016) John J. Schellenberg et al.   PLoS One

Women’s Views and Experiences of the Triggers for Onset of Bacterial Vaginosis and Exacerbating Factors Associated with Recurrence

(2016) Jade Bilardi et al.   PLoS One

Effects of Female Sex Hormones on Susceptibility to HSV-2 in Vaginal Cells Grown in Air-Liquid Interface

(2016) Yung Lee et al.   Viruses-Basel

Antimicrobial susceptibility and vaginolysin in Gardnerella vaginalis from healthy and bacterial vaginosis diagnosed women

(2016) Daniele Maria Knupp de Souza et al.   Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Microbiome Composition and Function Drives Wound-Healing Impairment in the Female Genital Tract

(2016) Alexander S. Zevin et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Lactobacillus crispatus inhibits growth of Gardnerella vaginalis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae on a porcine vaginal mucosa model

(2015) Laura M. Breshears et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Cross-Sectional Analysis of Selected Genital Tract Immunological Markers and Molecular Vaginal Microbiota in Sub-Saharan African Women, with Relevance to HIV Risk and Prevention

(2015) Jordan K. Kyongo et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Cervicovaginal microbiome dysbiosis is associated with proteome changes related to alterations of the cervicovaginal mucosal barrier

(2015) H Borgdorff et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Characterization of a Hormone-Responsive Organotypic Human Vaginal Tissue Model

(2015) Seyoum Ayehunie et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Using an in-vitro biofilm model to assess the virulence potential of Bacterial Vaginosis or non-Bacterial Vaginosis Gardnerella vaginalis isolates

(2015) Joana Castro et al.   Scientific Reports

The Cytolytic Activity of Vaginolysin Strictly Depends on Cholesterol and Is Potentiated by Human CD59

(2015) Milda Zilnyte et al.   Toxins

The Structure of the Human VaginalStratum Corneumand its Role in Immune Defense

(2014) Deborah J. Anderson et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Incident Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in Women Who Have Sex With Women Is Associated With Behaviors That Suggest Sexual Transmission of BV

(2014) Lenka A. Vodstrcil et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bacteria in the Vaginal Microbiome Alter the Innate Immune Response and Barrier Properties of the Human Vaginal Epithelia in a Species-Specific Manner

(2014) Sylvie Y. Doerflinger et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Relationship of Specific Vaginal Bacteria and Bacterial Vaginosis Treatment Failure in Women Who Have Sex with Women

(2013) Jeanne M. Marrazzo et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

The role of lactobacilli and probiotics in maintaining vaginal health

(2013) Sandra Borges et al.   ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

Vaginolysin Drives Epithelial Ultrastructural Responses to Gardnerella vaginalis

(2013) Tara M. Randis et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Reciprocal Interference between Lactobacillus spp. and Gardnerella vaginalis on Initial Adherence to Epithelial Cells

(2013) Joana Castro et al.   International Journal of Medical Sciences

Interactions between Lactobacillus crispatus and Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)-Associated Bacterial Species in Initial Attachment and Biofilm Formation

(2013) António Machado et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Composition of the Vaginal Microbiota in Women of Reproductive Age – Sensitive and Specific Molecular Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis Is Possible?

(2013) Elena Shipitsyna et al.   PLoS One

Vaginal pH and Microbicidal Lactic Acid When Lactobacilli Dominate the Microbiota

(2013) Deirdre E. O’Hanlon et al.   PLoS One

Reconstitution of Cholesterol-Dependent Vaginolysin into Tethered Phospholipid Bilayers: Implications for Bioanalysis

(2013) Rima Budvytyte et al.   PLoS One

Regulation of dendritic cell development by GM-CSF: molecular control and implications for immune homeostasis and therapy

(2012) L. van de Laar et al.   BLOOD

Genetic and biochemical diversity ofGardnerella vaginalisstrains isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis

(2012) Milda Pleckaityte et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative Genomic Analyses of 17 Clinical Isolates of Gardnerella vaginalis Provide Evidence of Multiple Genetically Isolated Clades Consistent with Subspeciation into Genovars

(2012) A. Ahmed et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis

(2012) Johannes Schindelin et al.   NATURE METHODS

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Candidate Bacteria: Associations with BV and Behavioural Practices in Sexually-Experienced and Inexperienced Women

(2012) Katherine Fethers et al.   PLoS One

Bacterial Communities in Women with Bacterial Vaginosis: High Resolution Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Relationships of Microbiota to Clinical Criteria

(2012) Sujatha Srinivasan et al.   PLoS One

Identification and Characterization of Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Pathogens Using a Comprehensive Cervical-Vaginal Epithelial Coculture Assay

(2012) Colleen R. Eade et al.   PLoS One

CXCL10/IP-10 in infectious diseases pathogenesis and potential therapeutic implications

(2011) Mingli Liu et al.   CYTOKINE & GROWTH FACTOR REVIEWS

Role of the Inflammasome, IL-1β, and IL-18 in Bacterial Infections

(2011) Manoranjan Sahoo et al.   TheScientificWorldJOURNAL

A Role for the Chemokine RANTES in Regulating CD8 T Cell Responses during Chronic Viral Infection

(2011) Alison Crawford et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Molecular analysis of the diversity of vaginal microbiota associated with bacterial vaginosis

(2010) Xin Z Ling et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Drawing the line between commensal and pathogenic Gardnerella vaginalis through genome analysis and virulence studies

(2010) Michael D Harwich et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis in relation to sexual behaviour

(2010) Hans Verstraelen et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Comparative Genomics of Gardnerella vaginalis Strains Reveals Substantial Differences in Metabolic and Virulence Potential

(2010) Carl J. Yeoman et al.   PLoS One

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against vaginolysin: Mapping of a region critical for its cytolytic activity

(2010) Aurelija Zvirbliene et al.   TOXICON

In vitro inhibitory activity of human vaginal lactobacilli against pathogenic bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis in Kenyan women

(2009) Martin N. Matu et al.   ANAEROBE

Analysis of adherence, biofilm formation and cytotoxicity suggests a greater virulence potential of Gardnerella vaginalis relative to other bacterial-vaginosis-associated anaerobes

(2009) J. L. Patterson et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

High Vaginal Concentrations of Atopobium vaginae and Gardnerella vaginalis in Women Undergoing Preterm Labor

(2009) Jean Pierre Menard et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Antibody-Based Detection and Inhibition of Vaginolysin, the Gardnerella vaginalis Cytolysin

(2009) Tara M. Randis et al.   PLoS One

Hematopoietic cytokines

(2008) D. Metcalf   BLOOD

Functional and Phylogenetic Characterization of Vaginolysin, the Human-Specific Cytolysin from Gardnerella vaginalis

(2008) S. E. Gelber et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Use of vaginal pH in diagnosis of infections and its association with reproductive manifestations

(2008) Jayanti Mania-Pramanik et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS