First isolation of Gardnerella vaginalis

Abstract

First Isolation of Gardnerella vaginalis Salmon et al. (3) stated that Gardnerella vaginalis was first described by Gardner and Dukes in 1955 (1). The organism was actually first isolated and described by Leopold in 1953 in a now defunct journal (2). His description, though brief, appears to be correct in all particulars. His verbal report was made in October 1948 at the Allegheny Branch meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. The late Herman L. Gardner would be the first to insist that the historical record be maintained. vaginalis-like organisms from the reproductive tract of the mare.