Could targeting neighboring bacterial populations help combat bacterial vaginosis?

Future Microbiol. 2019 Mar:14:365-368. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0045. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

Author

Nuno Cerca¹

Affiliation

¹ Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB), Laboratory of Research in Biofilms Rosário Oliveira, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal.

PMID: 30854891
DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0045

No abstract available

Keywords: antimicrobial tolerance; bacterial vaginosis; biofilms; clue cells; multi-species communities.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Bacteria / classification
Bacteria / genetics
Bacteria / growth & development
Bacteria / isolation & purification
Biofilms
Female
Gardnerella vaginalis / genetics
Gardnerella vaginalis / physiology
Humans
Microbiota
Vaginosis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Vaginosis, Bacterial / therapy
Vigna / microbiology