Characterization of vaginal lactobacilli coaggregation ability with Escherichia coli

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 59-65

  Ekmekci, Havva ^a   Aslim, Belma ^a   Ozturk, Sahlan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coaggregation; Escherichia coli; Lactobacillus spp.; Vagina

Indexed keywords

PEPSIN A; PERIODATE SODIUM; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; PH; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; ULTRASOUND; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA FLORA; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; FEMALE; HEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGINA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; PROBIOTICS; VAGINA;

EID: 64049111253     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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