Evaluation of characteristics of Pediococcus spp. to be used as a vaginal probiotic

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 527-538

  Borges, S ^a   Barbosa, J ^a   Silva, J ^a   Teixeira, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Antimicrobial activity; Biofilms; Listeria monocytogenes; Pregnancy; Vaginal fluid; Vaginal probiotic; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DISEASES; GENES; LACTIC ACID; LISTERIA;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PEDIOCOCCUS; PEDIOCOCCUS PENTOSACEUS; PREGNANCY; PROBIOTICS; VAGINAL FLUID; VAGINAL PROBIOTIC; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BIOFILMS;

ADHESIN; AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYTOLYSIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GELATINASE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ORGANIC ACID; PH; PREGNANCY; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PEDIOCOCCUS; PEDIOCOCCUS PENTOSACEUS; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SCREENING; SIMULATION; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VIRULENCE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PEDIOCOCCUS; PEDIOCOCCUS PENTOSACEUS;

EID: 84880591759     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12232     Document Type: Article

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