Bacterium
lactobacillus vaginalis
Definitions related to lactobacillus vaginalis:
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A species of Gram-positive, rod shaped, facultatively anaerobic, heterofermentative bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes that occur singly or in pairs or short chains. This species is nonmotile and non spore forming. L. vaginalis was isolated from the vaginas of patients suffering from trichomoniasis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Lactobacillus vaginalis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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