title: [Changes in the vaginal mucosal bacterial flora ecosystem during the menstrual cycle in women].
abstract: It was shown that bacteria of mucosae of higher organisms, mostly have specific receptors for chemical complementary structures of cell surface. On the other hand it is known already that vaginal flora changes during ovulation and afterwards, some infections begin and reveal during some periods of the ovulatory cycle. Therefore, it was studied the adherence of saprophytic and pathogenic bacteria to vaginal cell in different phases of the ovulatory cycle. It was shown that, during the cycle, the bacterial adherence changes because of environment modifications, caused by secretion under hormonal control.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000382:microbiology; D010060:Ovulation; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*
vernacular_title: Modificazioni dell'ecosistema flora batterica-mucosa vaginale durante il ciclo mestruale della donna.