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Lactobacillus crispatus inhibits growth of Gardnerella vaginalis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae on a porcine vaginal mucosa model

BACKGROUND: The vaginal microbiota can impact the susceptibility of women to bacterial vaginosis (BV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). BV is characterized by depletion of Lactobacillus spp., an overgrowth of anaerobes (often dominated by Gardnerella vaginalis) and a pH > 4.5. BV is ass...

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Autores principales: Breshears, Laura M., Edwards, Vonetta L., Ravel, Jacques, Peterson, Marnie L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675025/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26652855
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-015-0608-0