Drawing the line between commensal and pathogenic Gardnerella vaginalis through genome analysis and virulence studies.

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Published in BMC Genomics on June 11, 2010

Authors

Michael D Harwich1, Joao M Alves, Gregory A Buck, Jerome F Strauss, Jennifer L Patterson, Aminat T Oki, Philippe H Girerd, Kimberly K Jefferson

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1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.

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