Curative effect of the probiotic strain lactobacillus fermentum L23 in a murine model of vaginal infection by gardnerella vaginalis

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-98

  Daniele, M ^a   Pascual, L ^a   Barberis, L ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Curative effect; Gardnerella vaginalis; Lactobacilli; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; BALB/C MICE; CURATIVE EFFECTS; GARDNERELLUM VAGINALI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; MICROBIOTAS; MURINE MODEL; PROBIOTIC STRAIN; PROBIOTICS;

MAMMALS;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; PROBIOTICS; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; INOCULATION; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; MOUSE; MURINE MODEL; NONHUMAN; SUSPENSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; MURINAE; MUS;

BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; CURATIVE EFFECT; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; LACTOBACILLI; PROBIOTIC;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOSIS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84902332647     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12249     Document Type: Article

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