''Gardnerella'' is a
genus of
Gram-variable
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-staining
facultative anaerobic
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bacteria.
Eponym
It is named after
Hermann L. Gardner Hermann or Herrmann may refer to:
* Hermann (name), list of people with this name
* Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language
* Éditions Hermann, French publisher
* Hermann, M ...
(1912–1982), an American bacteriologist who discovered it in 1955.
References
Bifidobacteriales
Bacteria genera
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