Human α-amylase present in lower-genital-tract mucosal fluid processes glycogen to support vaginal colonization by Lactobacillus

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1019-1028

  Spear, Gregory T ^a   French, Audrey L ^a   Gilbert, Douglas ^a   Zariffard, M Reza ^a   Mirmonsef, Paria ^a   Sullivan, Thomas H ^a   Spear, William W ^a   Landay, Alan ^a   Micci, Sandra ^a   Lee, Byung Hoo ^b   Hamaker, Bruce R ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female genital tract; Glycogen; Lactobacillus; Maltose; amylase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; GLYCOGEN; MALTODEXTRIN; MALTOSE; MALTOTRIOSE; AMYLASE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL FLUID; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; ADULT; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSA; VAGINA;

ADULT; ALPHA-AMYLASES; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; VAGINA;

EID: 84922391824     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu231     Document Type: Article

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