Open AccessIn vitro adherence of Lactobacillus strains isolated from the vaginas of healthy Iranian women
Author(s) -
Elham Mousavi,
Manoochehr Makvandi,
Ali Teimoori,
Angila Ataei,
Shokouh Ghafari,
Mahin Najafian,
Ziba Ourang,
Alireza Samarbafzadeh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2016.04.007
Subject(s) - lactobacillus gasseri , lactobacillus rhamnosus , lactobacillus , lactobacillus crispatus , microbiology and biotechnology , lactobacillus plantarum , hela , biology , lactobacillus salivarius , medicine , bacteria , in vitro , lactic acid , biochemistry , genetics
The lactobacilli are a part of the bacterial flora of the human vagina. Detection of normal Lactobacillus species in the vaginas of healthy women in different geographical locations, and evaluation of their specific properties, can aid in the selection of the best species for preventing sexually transmitted diseases in the future. This study was performed to isolate and identify the Lactobacillus species in the vaginas of healthy women and to evaluate the adherence of these lactobacilli to Vero and HeLa cell lines.