Identification and in vitro production of Lactobacillus antagonists from women with or without bacterial vaginosis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 338-344

  Branco, K M G R ^a   Nardi, R M D ^a   Moreira, J L S ^b   Nunes, A C ^b   Farias, L M ^a   Nicoli, J R ^a   Carvalho, M A R ^a  

^a Departamento de Microbiologia

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Bacterial vaginosis; Hydrogen peroxide; Identification; Lactobacillus

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ACIDITY; AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 77951920929     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010007500013     Document Type: Article

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