Vaginal pH measured in vivo: lactobacilli determine pH and lactic acid concentration

O'Hanlon, DE; Come, RA; Moench, TR

O'Hanlon, DE (reprint author), Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Inst Genom Sci, 801 West Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA.

BMC MICROBIOLOGY, 2019; 19 ():

Abstract

BackgroundLactic acid (protonated lactate) has broad antimicrobial activity. Vaginal lactobacilli produce lactic acid, and are known to confer protect......

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