Association between BVAB1 and high Nugent scores among women with bacterial vaginosis
Christina A Muzny, Imran R Sunesara, Michael E Griswold, Ranjit Kumar, Elliot J Lefkowitz, Leandro A Mena, Jane R Schwebke, David H Martin, Edwin Swiatlo, Christina A Muzny, Imran R Sunesara, Michael E Griswold, Ranjit Kumar, Elliot J Lefkowitz, Leandro A Mena, Jane R Schwebke, David H Martin, Edwin Swiatlo
Abstract
As part of a larger study using 454 pyrosequencing to investigate the vaginal microbiota of women with bacterial vaginosis (BV), we found an association between a novel BV-associated bacterium (BVAB1) and high Nugent scores and propose that BVAB1 is the curved Gram-negative rod traditionally identified as Mobiluncus spp. in vaginal Gram stains.
Keywords: BVAB1; Bacterial vaginosis; Mobiluncus; Nugent score.
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