In vitro inhibition of growth of neisseria gonorrhoeae by genital microorganisms.
The ability of microorganisms present in titers of over 10(5)/ml in the vaginal or cervical secretions to inhibit growth of N. gonorrhoeae in vitro was tested. Study of a strain of N. gonorrhoeae against 77 microorganisms demonstrated that most strans of S. epidermidis, S. aureus and the one "Gaffkya anaerobia" interfered with the growth of the N. gonorrhoeae. A minority of strains of S. viridans, Neisseria, Candida and Bifidobacterium demonstrated interference. No strains of enterococcus, diptheroids, aerobic Lactobacillus, Peptostreptococcus, Peptococcus, anaerobic Lactobacillus or Veillonella demonstrated interference.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000254:growth & development; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000254:growth & development; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000254:growth & development*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000254:growth & development; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000254:growth & development; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*