Selection and characterization of a Lactobacillus plantarum strain promising as a urogenital probiotic

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-82

  Rönnqvist, Daniel ^a,d   Ström, Helena ^b   Forsgren Brusk, Ulla ^c   Håkansson, Eva Grahn ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Essum AB   (Sweden)

^c SCA Research AB   (Sweden)

^d Essum AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lactobacillus plantarum; Urogenital probiotic; Vaginal flora

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA FLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 27744524197     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: 16512235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08910600510037992     Document Type: Article

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