Gardnerella Vaginalis (GV) is the bacteria strain that causes a vaginal infection on the female genital tract, known as Bacterial vaginosis (BV). Gardnerella Vaginalis is classified as an Actinobacteria which is a gram-positive bacteria holding high guanine and cytosine substance in its DNA. GV has the appropriate virulence factors to create a biofilm community, attach itself to host epithelium, and successfully compete with lactobacilli for dominance in the vaginal environment.
Bacterial vaginosis, Yeast infection, Trichomonasis and Vaginal atrophy are all a form of disease caused by Gardnerella Vaginalis. Bacterial vaginosis is the most common vaginal infection with women between the ages of 15-44 in the United States. Twenty one million
