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

Pavlova, S.I.; Kilic, A.O.; Sırrı KILIÇ, Süleyman; So, J.-S.; Elena Nader-Macı́as, Marı́a; Augusto Simões, José; Tao, Lin

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01547.x

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

Published in Journal of Applied Microbiology • Mar 1, 2002

Authors:

S.I. Pavlova

A.O. Kilic

Süleyman Sırrı KILIÇ

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. METHODS AND RESULT...

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Biology

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Microbiology

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