Gardnerella vaginalis as a cause of bacterial vaginosis: Appraisal of the evidence from in vivo models

Koch\u27s postulates dictate the use of experimental models to illustrate features of human disease and provide evidence for a singular organism as the cause. The underlying cause(s) of bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been debated in the literature for over half a century. In 1955, it was first reported that a bacterium now known a