[Gardnerella vaginalis biotypes: modification of a proposed system].
A modified scheme is proposed for biotyping Gardnerella vaginalis based on detection of hippurate hydrolysis, beta-galactosidase (ONPG) and lipase, and fermentation of arabinose, galactose and xylose. Thirty three biotypes were found among 140 strains from women with and without bacterial vaginosis (non-specific vaginitis). The distribution of biotypes were found to be significantly different, being more predominant the biotypes 1A; 5G; 7A; 7D and 7G in women with vaginosis and the biotypes 5G and 6H in women without vaginosis. These data suggest that some biotypes of Gardnerella vaginalis are associated with bacterial vaginosis.
Pedraza-Avilés
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Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Centro de Salud Dr. José Castro Villagrana, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM,. Tlalpan, México, D.F., Mexico.
Inzunza-Montiel
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Ortíz-Zaragoza
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Morales-Espinosa
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Ponce-Rosas
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D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods*; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology
Biotipos de Gardnerella vaginalis: modificación de un sistema propuesto.