Vaginal lactobacillus: Biofilm formation in vivo – clinical implications

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 243-247

  Ventolini, Gary ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Biofilm; Protection; Vaginal; Vaginal flora; Vaginal lactobacillus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 84923184355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S77956     Document Type: Article

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