Biosurfactant from vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus BC1 as a promising agent to interfere with Candida adhesion

Abstract Background Lactobacillus spp. dominating the vaginal microbiota of healthy women contribute to the prevention of urogenital and sexually transmitted infections. Their protective role in the vagina can be mediated by Lactobacillus cells themselves, metabolites or bacterial components, able t...

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Main Authors: Priscilla Romina De Gregorio, Carola Parolin, Angela Abruzzo, Barbara Luppi, Michele Protti, Laura Mercolini, Jessica Alejandra Silva, Barbara Giordani, Antonella Marangoni, María Elena Fátima Nader-Macías, Beatrice Vitali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-020-01390-5