Affiliation:
1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Epidemiological studies suggest H
2
O
2
-producing lactobacilli protect women against gonorrhea. Here we demonstrate that
Lactobacillus crispatus
and
Lactobacillus jensenii
, the most common lactobacilli in the female genital tract, inhibit gonococci in both acidic and neutral pH conditions. Inhibition was neutralized by bovine catalase, suggesting that H
2
O
2
is the primary mediator of inhibition.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Immunology,Microbiology,Parasitology
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