Table 1.

Strains used in this study

Organism	Strain and source	Reference to involvement in BV
G. vaginalis	5-1*, 465*, 101-1	Menard et al. (2008), Oakley et al. (2008), Fredricks et al. (2005), Marrazzo et al. (2008)
A. vaginae	FA‡	Menard et al. (2008), Oakley et al. (2008), Fredricks et al. (2005), Marrazzo et al. (2008), Zhou et al. (2004)
M. mulieris	BV 26-9†	Menard et al. (2008), Oakley et al. (2008), Fredricks et al. (2005), Marrazzo et al. (2008)
P. bivia	29303†, 715BVD‡	Oakley et al. (2008), Fredricks et al. (2005)
Veillonella sp.	715BVA‡	Oakley et al. (2008), Lefevre et al. (1985), Biagi et al. (2009)
Peptostreptococcus sp.	715BVC‡	Oakley et al. (2008), Marrazzo et al. (2008)
Peptoniphilus sp.	718BVA‡	Fredricks et al. (2005), Marrazzo et al. (2008)
F. nucleatum	718BVC‡	Oakley et al. (2008)

*Brigham and Women's Hospital.

†American Type Culture Collection.

‡VCU Women's Health Clinic.