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Gardnerella vaginalis
Definition 1
A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species has a very thin cell wall that may appear Gram negative under the microscope. G. vaginalis may be found in the genital tract or pharynx of humans and is a causative agent of bacterial vaginosis. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Gardnerella vaginalis. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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