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Lactobacillus vaginalis sp. nov. from the Human Vagina

1989; Microbiology Society; Volume: 39; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1099/00207713-39-3-368

1465-2102

T. Martin Embley, N. FAQUIR, Walter Bossart, M. D. COLLINS,

Gut microbiota and health

Biochemical, chemical, and nucleic acid analyses were carried out on some lactobacilli isolated from the vaginas of patients suffering from trichomoniasis. Phenotypically the strains resembled Lactobacillus fermentum and L. reuteri. Nucleic acid studies, however, showed that the vaginal strains were distinct from these and all other lactobacilli examined and therefore warrant a new species. The name Lactobacillus vaginalis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of L. vaginalis is NCTC 12197.