yellow-green vaginal discharge, pruritus, and produce a positive "whiff-test". The two can be distinguished using a wet-mount slide, where a swab of the vaginal epithelium is diluted and then placed onto a slide for observation under a microscope. Gardnerella reveals a classic "clue cell" under the microscope, showing bacteria adhering to the surface of squamous epithelial cells. See also List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota References External links Type strain of Gardnerella vaginalis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Bifidobacteriales Bacterial diseases Infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission Bacterial vaginosis Bacteria described in 1955