Reciprocal interference between Lactobacillus spp. and Gardnerella vaginalis on initial adherence to epithelial cells

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1193-1198

  Castro, Joana ^a   Henriques, Ana ^a   Machado, António ^a,b   Henriques, Mariana ^a   Jefferson, Kimberly K ^b   Cerca, Nuno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Gardnerella vaginalis; Initial adhesion; Lactobacillus spp.

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS INERS; METABOLIC INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS.; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; INITIAL ADHESION; LACTOBACILLUS SPP.;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84880604658     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.6304     Document Type: Article

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