The Two-Way Interaction between the Molecules That Cause Vaginal Malodour and Lactobacilli: An Opportunity for Probiotics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Lactobacilli Growth in Biogenic Amines
2.2. Effect of Biogenic Amines and pH on the Growth of Lactobacillus Crispatus
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Lactobacillus Crispatus Clinical Strains
4.2. Biogenic Amine Reduction Experiments
4.3. Induction Assays
4.4. LC–MS/MS Protocol
4.5. HPLC–UV Analysis
4.6. Analysis of the Impact of Biogenic Amines on the Vaginal Microbiota
4.7. Statistical Analyses
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Puebla-Barragan, S.; Akouris, P.P.; Al, K.F.; Carr, C.; Lamb, B.; Sumarah, M.; van der Veer, C.; Kort, R.; Burton, J.; Reid, G. The Two-Way Interaction between the Molecules That Cause Vaginal Malodour and Lactobacilli: An Opportunity for Probiotics. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 12279. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212279
Puebla-Barragan S, Akouris PP, Al KF, Carr C, Lamb B, Sumarah M, van der Veer C, Kort R, Burton J, Reid G. The Two-Way Interaction between the Molecules That Cause Vaginal Malodour and Lactobacilli: An Opportunity for Probiotics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(22):12279. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212279
Chicago/Turabian StylePuebla-Barragan, Scarlett, Polycronis Paul Akouris, Kait F. Al, Charles Carr, Britney Lamb, Mark Sumarah, Charlotte van der Veer, Remco Kort, Jeremy Burton, and Gregor Reid. 2021. "The Two-Way Interaction between the Molecules That Cause Vaginal Malodour and Lactobacilli: An Opportunity for Probiotics" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 22: 12279. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212279