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Table 2 Amplification results with A. vaginae and G. vaginalis specific primers obtained for 150 vaginal samples of different grades

From: Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis

Grade

n

A+a

GOY+/GZ+

A+

GOY-/GZ-

A-

GOY+/GZ+

A-

GOY-/GZ-

I

112

2/11

20/11

3/21

87/69

II

26

3/4

6/5

5/9

12/8

III

9

7/7

0/0

0/1

2/1

IV

3

0/0

0/0

0/1

3/2

total

150

12/22

26/16

8/32

104/80

  1. a A: A. vaginae amplified with ato167f, GOY: G. vaginalis amplified with Obata-Yasuoka primer set [25], GZ: G. vaginalis amplified with Zariffard primer set [26].