TY - JOUR AU - Verhelst, Rita AU - Verstraelen, Hans AU - Claeys, Geert AU - Verschraegen, Gerda AU - Delanghe, Joris AU - Van Simaey, Leen AU - De Ganck, Catharine AU - Temmerman, Marleen AU - Vaneechoutte, Mario PY - 2004 DA - 2004/04/21 TI - Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis JO - BMC Microbiology SP - 16 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis remains largely elusive, although some microorganisms, including Gardnerella vaginalis, are suspected of playing a role in the etiology of this disorder. Recently culture-independent analysis of microbial ecosystems has proven its efficacy in characterizing the diversity of bacterial populations. Here, we report on the results obtained by combining culture and PCR-based methods to characterize the normal and disturbed vaginal microflora. SN - 1471-2180 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-4-16 DO - 10.1186/1471-2180-4-16 ID - Verhelst2004 ER -