Vaginal microbiota and the potential of Lactobacillus derivatives in maintaining vaginal health

WJY Chee, SY Chew, LTL Than - Microbial cell factories, 2020 - Springer
Human vagina is colonised by a diverse array of microorganisms that make up the normal
microbiota and mycobiota. Lactobacillus is the most frequently isolated microorganism from …

Gut microbiota profiling: metabolomics based approach to unravel compounds affecting human health

P Vernocchi, F Del Chierico, L Putignani - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiota is composed of a huge number of different bacteria, that produce a large
amount of compounds playing a key role in microbe selection and in the construction of a …

Diversity of vaginal microbiome and metabolome during genital infections

C Ceccarani, C Foschi, C Parolin, A D'Antuono… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
We characterized the vaginal ecosystem during common infections of the female genital
tract, as vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC, n= 18) and Chlamydia trachomatis infection (CT, n …

The role of lactobacilli and probiotics in maintaining vaginal health

S Borges, J Silva, P Teixeira - Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2014 - Springer
Background The vaginal microbiota of healthy women consists typically of a diversity of
anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms. Lactobacilli are the most prevalent and often …

Candida Infections of the Genitourinary Tract

JM Achkar, BC Fries - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
All humans are colonized with Candida species, mostly Candida albicans, yet some develop
diseases due to Candida, among which genitourinary manifestations are extremely …

The vaginal microbiome: new information about genital tract flora using molecular based techniques

RF Lamont, JD Sobel, RA Akins… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Please cite this paper as: Lamont R, Sobel J, Akins R, Hassan S, Chaiworapongsa T,
Kusanovic J, Romero R. The vaginal microbiome: new information about genital tract flora …

Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: an immunological perspective

D Rosati, M Bruno, M Jaeger, J Ten Oever, MG Netea - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a widespread vaginal infection primarily caused by
Candida albicans. VVC affects up to 75% of women of childbearing age once in their life …

Predictive value for preterm birth of abnormal vaginal flora, bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis during the first trimester of pregnancy

GG Donders, K Van Calsteren, G Bellen… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Abnormal vaginal flora (AVF) before 14 gestational weeks is a risk factor for
preterm birth (PTB). The presence of aerobic microorganisms and an inflammatory response …

Molecular analysis of the diversity of vaginal microbiota associated with bacterial vaginosis

Z Ling, J Kong, F Liu, H Zhu, X Chen, Y Wang, L Li… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an ecological disorder of the vaginal microbiota that
affects millions of women annually, and is associated with numerous adverse health …

Isolation of Vaginal Lactobacilli and Characterization of Anti-Candida Activity

C Parolin, A Marangoni, L Laghi, C Foschi… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Healthy vaginal microbiota is dominated by Lactobacillus spp., which form a critical line of
defence against pathogens, including Candida spp. The present study aims to identify …