Inhibition of chemotaxis by organic acids from anaerobes may prevent a purulent response in bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1023-1030

  Al Mushrif, S ^a   Eley, A ^a   Jones, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS; MOBILUNCUS; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0033760002     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-11-1023     Document Type: Article

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