Analysis of vaginal lactobacilli from healthy and infected Brazilian women

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 4539-4542

  Martinez, Rafael C R ^a   Franceschini, Sílvio A ^a   Patta, Maristela C ^a   Quintana, Silvana M ^a   Nunes, Álvaro C ^b   Moreira, João L S ^b   Anukam, Kingsley C ^c   Reid, Gregor ^c,d   De Martinis, Elaine C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATION;

DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DGGA); RRNA GENES; VAGINAL LACTOBACILLI;

COSMIC RAYS;

BACTERIAL RNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RIBOSOME RNA;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE TREATMENT; ELECTROKINESIS; GEL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RNA; WOMENS HEALTH;

AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAZIL; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTOBACILLUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS;

EID: 47749133098     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00284-08     Document Type: Article

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