Gardnerella is a genus of gram-negative staining aerobic bacteria of which Gardnerella vaginalis is the only species.
Once classified as a species of Haemophilus, G. vaginalis grows as small, circular, convex, gray colonies on chocolate agar; it will also grow on HBT agar. A selective medium for G. vaginalis is colistin-oxolinic acid blood agar.
Gardnerella vaginalis is a facultatively anaerobic gram-variable rod which can cause bacterial vaginos...
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