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The implausible “in vivo” role of hydrogen peroxide as an antimicrobial factor produced by vaginal microbiota

In the cervicovaginal environment, the production of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) by vaginal Lactobacillus spp. is often mentioned as a critical factor to the in vivo vaginal microbiota antimicrobial properties. We present several lines of evidence that support the implausibility of H(2)O(2) as an “...

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Autores principales: Tachedjian, Gilda, O’Hanlon, Deirdre E., Ravel, Jacques
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29409534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0418-3