The role of lactobacilli and probiotics in maintaining vaginal health

Background The vaginal microbiota of healthy women consists typically of a diversity of anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms. Lactobacilli are the most prevalent and often numerically dominant microorganisms and are relevant as a barrier to infection. The capacity of lactobacilli to adhere and compe...

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Autor principal: Borges, Sandra (author)
Outros Autores: Silva, Joana (author), Teixeira, Paula (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2015
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/17606
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/17606