Bacterium
gardnerella
Subclass of:
Actinobacteria class
Definitions related to gardnerella:
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A genus of bacteria found in the human genital and urinary tract. It is considered to be a major cause of bacterial vaginosis (VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A genus of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria and the family Bifidobacteriaceae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Gardnerella genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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