Selection of vaginal H2O2-generating Lactobacillus species for probiotic use

Current Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 279-284

  Ocaña, Virginia S ^a   Pesce De Ruiz Holgado, Aída A ^a   Nader Macías, María E ^a  

^a CENTRO DE REFERENCIA PARA LACTOBACILOS CERELA CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VAGINA FLORA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME; VAGINA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROBIOTICS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA;

EID: 0032586651     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006802     Document Type: Article

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