Characterization of indigenous vaginal lactobacilli from healthy women as probiotic candidates

International Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 261-266

  Martín, Rebeca ^a   Soberón, Nora ^a   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^b   Flórez, Ana B ^a   Vázquez, Fernando ^a,c   Suárez, Juan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c HOSPITAL MONTE NARANCO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility resistance; Lactobacillus spp.; Plasmids; Probiotics; Spermicides; Vaginal lactobacilli

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIOCIN; GLYCOGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTIC ACID; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; VAGINA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOCINS; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTIC ACID; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; PROBIOTICS; VAGINA;

EID: 63149161208     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.70     Document Type: Article

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