Comparative genomics of Gardnerella vaginalis strains reveals substantial differences in metabolic and virulence potential.

<h4>Background</h4>Gardnerella vaginalis is described as a common vaginal bacterial species whose presence correlates strongly with bacterial vaginosis (BV). Here we report the genome sequencing and comparative analyses of three strains of G. vaginalis. Strains 317 (ATCC 14019) and 594 (...

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Main Authors: Carl J Yeoman, Suleyman Yildirim, Susan M Thomas, A Scott Durkin, Manolito Torralba, Granger Sutton, Christian J Buhay, Yan Ding, Shannon P Dugan-Rocha, Donna M Muzny, Xiang Qin, Richard A Gibbs, Steven R Leigh, Rebecca Stumpf, Bryan A White, Sarah K Highlander, Karen E Nelson, Brenda A Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20865041/?tool=EBI