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Anaerobic comma-shaped bacteria recovered from the human genital tract. A review. 1983

E Holst, and A Skarin, and P A Mårdh

The present survey reviews the current knowledge on comma-shaped anaerobic rods that can be isolated from the human genital tract. It summarizes bacterial characteristics such as morphology, biochemical activities, gas chromatographic patterns and differential diagnostic tests. In particular the existence of two variants of such rods is stressed. These variants differ in length, number of flagella, certain biochemical activities and susceptibility to nitroimidazoles. The occurrence of comma-shaped rods in relation to clinical findings is also discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002849	Chromatography, Gas	Fractionation of a vaporized sample as a consequence of partition between a mobile gaseous phase and a stationary phase held in a column. Two types are gas-solid chromatography, where the fixed phase is a solid, and gas-liquid, in which the stationary phase is a nonvolatile liquid supported on an inert solid matrix.	Chromatography, Gas-Liquid,Gas Chromatography,Chromatographies, Gas,Chromatographies, Gas-Liquid,Chromatography, Gas Liquid,Gas Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatographies,Gas-Liquid Chromatography
D003470	Culture Media	Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN.	Media, Culture
D005260	Female		Females
D006089	Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria	A large group of anaerobic bacteria which show up as pink (negative) when treated by the Gram-staining method.	Gram Negative Anaerobic Bacteria
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001424	Bacterial Infections	Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.	Bacterial Disease,Bacterial Infection,Infection, Bacterial,Infections, Bacterial,Bacterial Diseases
D014621	Vagina	The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Vaginas
D014627	Vaginitis	Inflammation of the vagina characterized by pain and a purulent discharge.	Vaginitides