The implausible “in vivo” role of hydrogen peroxide as an antimicrobial factor produced by vaginal microbiota

Abstract In the cervicovaginal environment, the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by vaginal Lactobacillus spp. is often mentioned as a critical factor to the in vivo vaginal microbiota antimicrobial properties. We present several lines of evidence that support the implausibility of H2O2 as an...

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Main Authors: Gilda Tachedjian, Deirdre E. O’Hanlon, Jacques Ravel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Microbiome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0418-3