Unravelling the Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Biofilm: A Multiplex Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Assay Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes

• Liselotte Hardy ,

  * E-mail: liselotte.hardy@gmail.com

  Affiliations Unit of Epidemiology and Control of HIV/STD, Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, STI Reference Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Vicky Jespers,

  Affiliation Unit of Epidemiology and Control of HIV/STD, Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Nassira Dahchour,

  Affiliations STI Reference Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, Plantijn Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Lambert Mwambarangwe,

  Affiliation Rinda Ubuzima, Kigali, Rwanda

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• Viateur Musengamana,

  Affiliation Rinda Ubuzima, Kigali, Rwanda

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• Mario Vaneechoutte,

  Affiliation Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

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• Tania Crucitti

  Affiliation STI Reference Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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