Genetic diversity of vaginal lactobacilli from women in different countries based on 16S rRNA gene sequences

Pavlova, SI; Kilic, ALİ; Kilic, SERDAR; So, JS; Nader-Macias, ME; Simoes, JA; Tao, L

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01547.x

Genetic diversity of vaginal lactobacilli from women in different countries based on 16S rRNA gene sequences

Pavlova S., Kilic A. O. , Kilic S. , So J., Nader-Macias M., Simoes J., ...More

JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, vol.92, no.3, pp.451-459, 2002 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 92 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2002
Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01547.x
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.451-459

Abstract

Aims: Lactobacilli are widely distributed in food and the environment, and some colonize the human body as commensal bacteria. The aim of this study was to determine the species of lactobacilli that colonize the vagina and compare them with those found in food and the environment.