Selection, phenotyping and identification of acid and hydrogen peroxide producing bacteria from vaginal samples of Canadian and East African women.

Selection, phenotyping and identification of acid and hydrogen peroxide producing bacteria from vaginal samples of Canadian and East African women.

The common but poorly understood condition known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) increases vulnerability to HIV infection and is associated with the absence of H(2)O(2)-producing Lactobacillus. Vaginal lactic acid bacteria (LAB) produce anti-HIV factors such as organic acids and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O...

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Main Authors: John J Schellenberg, Tim J Dumonceaux, Janet E Hill, Joshua Kimani, Walter Jaoko, Charles Wachihi, Jane Njeri Mungai, Margo Lane, Keith R Fowke, T Blake Ball, Francis A Plummer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3402533?pdf=render

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