title: Progresses in vaginal microflora physiology and implications for bacterial vaginosis and candidiasis.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine at Texas Tech. University Health Sciences Center, 800 W 4th Street, Odessa, TX 79763, USA.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ventolini
mesh_terms: D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis; D064307:Microbiota / Q000502:physiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G
keywords: bacterial vaginosis; candidiasis; lactobacilli; vaginal microbiota; vaginal microflora