Abstract
We sequenced 16S rRNA genes from the vaginal swab contents of a postmenopausal woman with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis (BV). Sequences from Atopobium vaginae were the most commonly detected. In a survey of 35 other postmenopausal women, this organism was detected in 44% with BV but not in any subjects deemed healthy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Actinobacteria / classification
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Actinobacteria / genetics*
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Actinobacteria / isolation & purification*
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Adult
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Female
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Genes, rRNA
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Postmenopause*
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Vaginosis, Bacterial / epidemiology
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Vaginosis, Bacterial / microbiology*