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Gardnerella vaginalis MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Gardnerella vaginalis
Tree Number(s)
B03.510.024.400.800
Unique ID
D006194
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006194
Annotation
infection: coordinate with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS and also with VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL if pertinent
Scope Note
A species in the genus GARDNERELLA previously classified as Haemophilus vaginalis. This bacterium, also isolated from the female genital tract of healthy women, is implicated in the cause of bacterial vaginosis (VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL).
Entry Term(s)
Corynebacterium vaginale
Haemophilus vaginalis
Hemophilus vaginalis
Registry Numbers
txid2702
Public MeSH Note
90; was HAEMOPHILUS VAGINALIS see under HAEMOPHILUS 1975-89; CORYNEBACTERIUM VAGINALE was see GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS 1983-91
Online Note
use GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS to search HAEMOPHILUS VAGINALIS 1975-89 & CORYNEBACTERIUM VAGINALE 1983-91
History Note
90(75); was HAEMOPHILUS VAGINALIS see under HAEMOPHILUS 1975-89; CORYNEBACTERIUM VAGINALE was see GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS 1983-91
Date Introduced
1990/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Gardnerella vaginalis Preferred
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