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From Embryology
Gram-stained vaginal smears illustrating the different categories of vaginal microflora described:
- a, b: grade Ia, i.e. mainly Lactobacillus crispatus cell types, plump quite homogeneous lactobacilli.
- c, d: grade Ib, i.e. non-L. crispatus cell types, long or short, thin lactobacilli.
- e, f: grade Iab, i.e. containing mixtures of L. crispatus and non-L. crispatus cell types.
- g, h: grade I-like, i.e. irregular-shaped Gram positive rods.
- i, j: grade II, i.e. mixture of Lactobacillus cell types and bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria (Gardnerella, Bacteroides-Prevotella and Mobiluncus cell types).
- k, l: grade III, i.e. bacterial vaginosis.
