New bacterial microorganisms in the etiology of human infections. the genus Gardnerella
Sefer, M.; Ionescu, D.
Bacteriologia Virusologia Parazitologia Epidemiologia 36(1): 1-17
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 1220-3696 PMID: 1802287 Document Number: 369319
Haemophilus vaginalis first affiliated in the bacterial systems in the genus Haemophilus, the Corynebacterium due to its morphophysiological characteristics--forms a new genus Gardnerella with only one species G. vaginalis. The bacterium is important for man's pathology, as it is responsible for the most numerous vaginitis, considered nonspecific. The paper reports synthetically the present knowledge in biology, pathogenicity, diagnosis and treatment.