Vaginal pH measured in vivo: lactobacilli determine pH and lactic acid concentration

Lactobacillus iners , the unusual suspect

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Lactobacillus iners : Friend or Foe?

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Characterization of biosurfactants produced by Lactobacillus spp. and their activity against oral streptococci biofilm

(2016) Eleonora Ciandrini et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Lactobacilli require physical contact to reduce staphylococcal TSST-1 secretion and vaginal epithelial inflammatory response

(2016) Jessica A. Younes et al.   Pathogens and Disease

Inhibitory effects of Lactobacillus fermentum on microbial growth and biofilm formation

(2015) Oxana V. Rybalchenko et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Lactobacillus crispatus mediates anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 induction in response to Chlamydia trachomatis infection in vitro

(2015) Antonietta Rizzo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

In vitroevaluation on HeLa cells of protective mechanisms of probiotic lactobacilli againstCandidaclinical isolates

(2015) M.M. Coman et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of vaginal lactobacilli in Chlamydia trachomatis infection

(2014) Paola Mastromarino et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Lactobacilli Inactivate Chlamydia trachomatis through Lactic Acid but Not H2O2

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Theaflavin-3,3′-Digallate and Lactic Acid Combinations Reduce Herpes Simplex Virus Infectivity

(2013) Charles E. Isaacs et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Lactobacillus crispatus modulates epithelial cell defense against Candida albicans through Toll-like receptors 2 and 4, interleukin 8 and human β-defensins 2 and 3

(2013) Antonietta Rizzo et al.   IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS

Lactobacillus plantarum reduces Streptococcus pyogenes virulence by modulating the IL-17, IL-23 and Toll-like receptor 2/4 expressions in human epithelial cells

(2013) Antonietta Rizzo et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY

Vaginal concentrations of lactic acid potently inactivate HIV

(2013) Muriel Aldunate et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Development of a carbohydrate-supplemented semidefined medium for the semiselective cultivation ofLactobacillusspp.

(2013) R. Menon et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Vaginal pH and Microbicidal Lactic Acid When Lactobacilli Dominate the Microbiota

(2013) Deirdre E. O’Hanlon et al.   PLoS One

Influence of Vaginal Bacteria and D- and L-Lactic Acid Isomers on Vaginal Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer: Implications for Protection against Upper Genital Tract Infections

(2013) S. S. Witkin et al.   mBio

Intermediate vaginal flora is associated with HIV prevalence as strongly as bacterial vaginosis in a cross-sectional study of participants screened for a randomised controlled trial

(2012) Fernand Aimé Guédou et al.   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

Bacterial Vaginosis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydial Infection Among Women Attending a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic: A Longitudinal Analysis of Possible Causal Links

(2011) Maria F. Gallo et al.   ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

In vaginal fluid, bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis can be suppressed with lactic acid but not hydrogen peroxide

(2011) Deirdre E O'Hanlon et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Urogenital pathogen inhibition and compatibility between vaginal Lactobacillus strains to be considered as probiotic candidates

(2011) María S. Juárez Tomás et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

The role of acidification in the inhibition of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by vaginal lactobacilli during anaerobic growth

(2011) Michelle A Graver et al.   Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Bacterial Vaginosis Assessed by Gram Stain and Diminished Colonization Resistance to Incident Gonococcal, Chlamydial, and Trichomonal Genital Infection

(2010) Rebecca M. Brotman et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Disentangling Contributions of Reproductive Tract Infections to HIV Acquisition in African Women

(2009) Janneke H. H. M. van de Wijgert et al.   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

Placental histological inflammation and reproductive tract infections in a low risk pregnant population in Latvia

(2008) Dace Rezeberga et al.   ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

Inhibition of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Epithelial Cell Interactions by Vaginal Lactobacillus Species

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