| Title |
Vaginal Lactobacillus: biofilm formation in vivo – clinical implications
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Women's Health, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijwh.s77956 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gary Ventolini |
| Abstract |
Vaginal lactobacilli provide protection against intrusive pathogenic bacteria. Some Lactobacillus spp. produce in vitro a thick, protective biofilm. We report in vivo formation of biofilm by vaginal Lactobacillus jensenii. The biofilm formation was captured in fresh wet-mount microscopic samples from asymptomatic patients after treatment for recurrent bacterial vaginitis. In vivo documentation of biofilm formation is in our opinion noteworthy, and has significant clinical implications, among which are the possibility to isolate, grow, and therapeutically utilize lactobacilli to prevent recurrent vaginal infections and preterm labor associated with vaginal microbial pathogens. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 40 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 20% |
| Researcher | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 5 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Immunology and Microbiology | 8 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 20% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 15% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 7 | 18% |
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