Bacterium
gardnerella vaginalis
Subclass of:
Gardnerella
Definitions related to gardnerella vaginalis:
  • A species in the genus GARDNERELLA previously classified as Haemophilus vaginalis. This bacterium, also isolated from the female genital tract of healthy women, is implicated in the cause of bacterial vaginosis (VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species has a very thin cell wall that may appear Gram negative under the microscope. G. vaginalis may be found in the genital tract or pharynx of humans and is a causative agent of bacterial vaginosis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Gardnerella vaginalis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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