Microbiologyfacts

Gardnerella vaginalis     Compiled by: Zenisha Acharya                               Tulasi Chamling Rai Central Department of Microbiology, Kirtipur INTRODUCTION •        Gardnerella vaginalis is Gram negative or Gram variable bacillus. •        It is facultative anaerobe. •        G. vagnalis is colonizer in vagina of 40% of normal woman. •        However, it is found to be mainly associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and is not considered as normal vaginal flora.    •        Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a clinical symptomatic condition where there is malodorous vaginal discharge. •        Formerly, it was termed as non-bacterial vaginitis. •      ...