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A lactobacillus strain isolated from a vaginal tract of a healthy woman was examined in vitro for its probiotic potential. This strain, identified as Lactobacillus fermentum SK5, was able to survive at pH 3–4 and 0.1–0.2% bile, and unaffected by pepsin (3 g l −1 ) and pancreatin (1 g l −1 ), but was susceptible to all tested antibiotics except metronidazole. L. fermentum SK5 had an...
This study presents the inhibitory activity of 31 essential oils tested by agar diffusion assay/aromatogramme on 658 vaginal microorganisms: 287 Candida albicans, 121 Escherichia coli, 114 Streptococcus group B (S. agalactiae), 80 Streptococcus group D (Enterococcus faecalis), 30 Staphylococcus aureus and 26 Staphylococcus epidermis.Statistical analysis (reciprocal averaging) demonstrates high antimicrobial...
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