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SUBMITTER: Lagenaur LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3449312 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lagenaur Laurel A LA Lee Peter P PP Hamer Dean H DH Sanders-Beer Brigitte E BE
Research in microbiology 20110829 10
The vaginal microbiome, which harbors beneficial Lactobacillus strains, is believed to be a major host defense mechanism for preventing infections of the urogenital tract. It has been suggested that the gastrointestinal tract serves as a reservoir for lactobacilli that colonize the vagina. Using rhesus macaques, we examined whether oral delivery of human vaginal Lactobacillus jensenii 1153-1646, a GusA-producing strain, would result in colonization of the rectum and the vagina. Lactobacilli were ...[more]