Query: NC_014644:1 Gardnerella vaginalis ATCC 14019 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Gardnerella vaginalis; Gardnerella; Bifidobacteriaceae; Bifidobacteriales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Gardnerella vaginalis (strain ATCC 14019) is an aerobic, host-associated Gram-positive bacterium isolated from the vaginal tracts of women with symptomatic bacterial vaginosis. The bacterium is the most prevalent sexually transmitted organism and associated with bacterial vaginosis. The bacterium has also been associated with bacteremia, urinary track infections, and neonatal meningitis.
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General Information: This strain was isolated from clay soil near Hildenborough, UK in 1946. A sulfate reducing bacterium. These organisms typically grow anaerobically, although some can tolerate oxygen, and they utilize a wide variety of electron acceptors, including sulfate, sulfur, nitrate, and nitrite. A number of toxic metals are reduced, including uranium (VI), chromium (VI) and iron (III), making these organisms of interest as bioremediators. Metal corrosion, a problem that is partly the result of the collective activity of these bacteria, produces billions of dollars in losses each year to the petroleum industry. These organisms are also responsible for the production of poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas in marine sediments and in terrestrial environments such as drilling sites for petroleum products. This species is a sulfate reducer commonly found in a variety of soil and aquatic environments.