Antimicrobial and immune modulatory effects of lactic acid and short chain fatty acids produced by vaginal microbiota associated with eubiosis and bacterial vaginosis

Antimicrobial and immune modulatory effects of lactic acid and short chain fatty acids produced by vaginal microbiota associated with eubiosis and bacterial vaginosis

Lactic acid and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) produced by vaginal microbiota have reported antimicrobial and immune modulatory activities indicating their potential as biomarkers of disease and/or disease susceptibility. In asymptomatic women of reproductive-age the vaginal microbiota is comprised...

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Main Authors: Muriel eAldunate, Daniela eSrbinovski, Anna C Hearps, Catherine F Latham, Paul A Ramsland, Raffi eGugasyan, Richard A Cone, Gilda eTachedjian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Lactic Acid
Metabolites
microbiome
Short Chain Fatty Acids
lactobacilli
vaginal microbiota
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00164/full

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