title: Identification of predominant culturable vaginal Lactobacillus species and associated bacteriophages from women with and without vaginal discharge syndrome in South Africa.
authors.affiliation: AIDS Virus Research Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NHLS), Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Leonard H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Damelin
authors.affiliation: AIDS Virus Research Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NHLS), Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paximadis
authors.affiliation: School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.
authors.forename: Demetra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mavri-Damelin
authors.affiliation: Electron Microscope Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NHLS), Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Birkhead
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.|Sexually Transmitted Infections Reference Centre, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NHLS), Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: AIDS Virus Research Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NHLS), Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Caroline T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Tiemessen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000821:virology*; D008242:Lysogeny; D039002:Prophages / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013019:South Africa; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*; D019522:Vaginal Discharge; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S