Vaginal and urinary evaluation of lactobacilli quantification by qPCR: Identifying factors that influence urinary detection and the quantity of Lactobacillus.

Vaginal colonization with lactobacilli has been linked to the health of the lower urinary tract in women. There is growing evidence that the bladder has its microbiome related closely to the vagina. In this study, we compared the three common vaginal Lactobacillus species (L. jensenii, L. iners and...

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Main Authors: Youngwu Kim, Agnes Bergerat-Thompson, Caroline Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283215