Characterization and antimicrobial activity of vaginal Lactobacillus isolate

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-35

  Zavišić, Gordana ^a   Radulović, Željka ^a   Vranić, Valentina ^a   Begović, Jelena ^b   Topisirovic L ^b   Strahinić, Ivana ^b  

^a Galenika Ad   (Serbia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Lactobacillus; Probiotics; Vaginal isolate

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959835567     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1101029Z     Document Type: Article

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