Quantification, isolation and characterization of Bifidobacterium from the vaginal microbiomes of reproductive aged women

Anaerobe

Volumn 47, Issue , 2017, Pages 145-156

  Freitas, Aline C ^a   Hill, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bifidobacterium; Fermentation pattern; Hydrogen peroxide; Lactic acid; Vaginal microbiome

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPN60 GENE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA FLORA; BACTERIAL LOAD; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BARCODING; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA;

BACTERIAL LOAD; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTIC ACID; MICROBIOTA; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA;

EID: 85019683574     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: 10958274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.05.012     Document Type: Article

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