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Genetic diversity of vaginal lactobacilli from women in different countries based on 16S rRNA gene sequences.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2002
Pavlova S I, Kilic A O, Kilic S S, So J-S, Nader-Macias M E, Simoes J A, Tao L
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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 RESULTS: Thirty-five Lactobacillus strains from women from seven countries were isolated, and sequences from 16S rRNA...
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