Identification of predominant culturable vaginal Lactobacillus species and associated bacteriophages from women with and without vaginal discharge syndrome in South Africa.
Damelin
Leonard H
LH
AIDS Virus Research Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NHLS), Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Paximadis
Maria
M
AIDS Virus Research Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NHLS), Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Mavri-Damelin
Demetra
D
School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.
Birkhead
Monica
M
Electron Microscope Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NHLS), Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lewis
David A
DA
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.
Tiemessen
Caroline T
CT
AIDS Virus Research Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NHLS), Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S