Inhibition of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Lactobacillus species that are commonly isolated from the female genital tract

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 7169-7171

  St Amant, Diane C ^b   Valentin Bon, Iris E ^c   Jerse, Ann E ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b SBCCOM   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBIOSIS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0036892987     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.12.7169-7171.2002     Document Type: Article

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