Metabolic properties of lactobacilli in women experiencing recurring episodes of bacterial vaginosis with vaginal pH >or= 5.
While 60% of women experiencing recurring episodes of bacterial vaginosis (BV) with vaginal pH >or= 5 are depleted of resident probiotic lactobacilli, the remainder carry one or more strains of lactobacilli. Their ability to make D-lactic acid is, however, low (3.94 +/- 0.72 mM/L) compared to the D-lactic acid produced by strains from healthy vagina with vaginal pH approximately 4 (8.04 +/- 1.07 mM/L) culture supernatant of 0.5 McFarland concentration (P < 0.001).
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The Talwar Research Foundation, New Delhi, India.
Ganguli
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Kriplani
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Lohiya
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Thulkar
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Talwar
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012008:Recurrence; D014621:Vagina / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult
D019344:Lactic Acid