Comparative genomics of Lactobacillus crispatus suggests novel mechanisms for the competitive exclusion of Gardnerella vaginalis

Teija Ojala, Matti Kankainen, Joana Castro, Nuno Cerca, Sanna Edelman, Benita Westerlund-Wikstroem, Lars Paulin, Liisa Holm, Petri Auvinen

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Original languageEnglish
Article number1070
JournalBMC Genomics
Volume15
Number of pages21
ISSN1471-2164
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Dec 2014
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

  • Comparative genomics
  • Lactobacillus crispatus
  • Pan-genome
  • Core genome
  • Normal flora
  • Bacterial vaginosis
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Competitive exclusion
  • IN-VITRO ADHESION
  • S-LAYER PROTEIN
  • STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM
  • URINARY-TRACT-INFECTION
  • BACTERIAL-VAGINOSIS
  • PATHWAY RECONSTRUCTION
  • ESCHERICHIA-COLI
  • INTESTINAL-TRACT
  • UNITED-STATES
  • GENITAL-TRACT
  • 1183 Plant biology, microbiology, virology
  • 1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology
  • 3111 Biomedicine

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