Antimicrobial Protein Produced by Vaginal Lactobacillus
acidophilus that inhibits Gardnerella vaginalis

Affiliations

Alla A. Aroutcheva: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653W. Congress Pkwy, 720 Pav., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Jose A. Simoes: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653W. Congress Pkwy, 720 Pav., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Sebastian Faro: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653W. Congress Pkwy, 720 Pav., Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Abstract

Objective: To isolate bacteriocin from a vaginal strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus.

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281