Gardnerella vaginalis is prevalently found in bacterial vaginosis causing several outcomes including infertility, preterm birth, and low birth. The pathogenicity of this microorganism has been attributed to several virulence factors.
→What this article adds:There is no significant difference between the presence of virulence genes including vaginolysin, sialidase, and phospholipase in G. vaginalis isolates and the presence of bacterial vaginosis disorder; however, the expression levels may differ in healthy and bacterial vaginosis cases. Moreover, molecular identification of this microorganism was found to be more efficient compared with culture method.
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