Vaginal microbiota

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 902, Issue , 2016, Pages 83-93

  Mendling, Werner ^a  

^a St Anna Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerobic vaginitis; Bacterial vaginosis; Dysbiosis; Lactobacilli; Probiotics; Vaginal microbiota

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; LIPOPROTEIN; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

AEROBIC VAGINITIS; ATOPOBIUM VAGINAE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BEHAVIOR; BIOFILM; CLOSTRIDIALES; DYSBIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL PRACTICE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

BIOFILMS; CLOSTRIDIALES; DYSBIOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOTA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROBIOTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84979009864     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: 22148019     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-31248-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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