Emended description of Gardnerella vaginalis and description of Gardnerella leopoldii sp. nov., Gardnerella piotii sp. nov. and Gardnerella swidsinskii sp. nov., with delineation of 13 genomic species within the genus Gardnerella

Using average nucleotide identity to improve taxonomic assignments in prokaryotic genomes at the NCBI

(2018) Stacy Ciufo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Phenotypic characterization of Gardnerella vaginalis subgroups suggests differences in their virulence potential

(2018) Migle Janulaitiene et al.   PLoS One

Epidemic Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain among Belgian cystic fibrosis patients and review of literature

(2016) Piet Cools et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

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

Phylogenomic Analyses and Comparative Studies on Genomes of the Bifidobacteriales: Identification of Molecular Signatures Specific for the Order Bifidobacteriales and Its Different Subclades

(2016) Grace Zhang et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Genomes of Gardnerella Strains Reveal an Abundance of Prophages within the Bladder Microbiome

(2016) Kema Malki et al.   PLoS One

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

Recommended minimal standards for description of new taxa of the genera Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and related genera

(2014) P. Mattarelli et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Genome sequence-based species delimitation with confidence intervals and improved distance functions

(2013) Jan P Meier-Kolthoff et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Identification, quantification and subtyping of Gardnerella vaginalis in noncultured clinical vaginal samples by quantitative PCR

(2013) S. V. Balashov et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

Identification and Characterization of the First Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins from Gram-Negative Bacteria

(2012) Eileen M. Hotze et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

Resolution and Characterization of Distinct cpn60-Based Subgroups of Gardnerella vaginalis in the Vaginal Microbiota

(2012) Teenus Paramel Jayaprakash et al.   PLoS One

Gardnerella vaginalis comprises three distinct genotypes of which only two produce sialidase

(2011) Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

The aetiology of bacterial vaginosis

(2011) Y. Turovskiy et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Strong correspondence in bacterial loads between the vagina and rectum of pregnant women

(2011) Nabil Abdullah El Aila et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

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

(2010) Michael D Harwich et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Gardnerella Biofilm Involves Females and Males and Is Transmitted Sexually

(2010) Alexander Swidsinski et al.   GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION

Inerolysin, a Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysin Produced by Lactobacillus iners

(2010) R. Rampersaud et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

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

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

Digital DNA-DNA hybridization for microbial species delineation by means of genome-to-genome sequence comparison

(2010) Alexander F. Auch et al.   Standards in Genomic Sciences

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

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