Table 1.

Some representative studies specific to Lactobacillus strain found in healthy vaginal microbiota

Lactobacillus strains observed in healthy vaginal microbiota	Age of participants	Reference
L. reuteri (32.5%), L. fermentum (25%), and L. salivarius (16.25%)	18-45 yrs	[19]
L. crispatus (39.6%), L. gasseri (45.8%), and L. jensenii (14.6%)	18-45 yrs	[20]
L. mucosae (16.2%), L. fermentum (6.4%), L. gasseri (3.9%), L. brevis (3.2%), L helveticus (2%), L. jensenii (2%), L. ingluviei (1.3%), L. reuteri (1.3%), L. gallinarum (0.6%) and L. parafarraginis (0.6%)	18-35 yrs	[21]
L. crispatus (26.2%), L. gasseri (31%), L. jensenii (11.9%), L. vaginalis (9.5%), L. mucosae (2.4%), L. reuteri (2.4%), L. fermentum (2.4%), L. oris (2.4%) and L. delbrueckii (2.4%) (Found in HIV negative subjects during the study on HIV positive and negative women)	33-39 yrs	[22,23]
L. iners, L. crispatus, L. gasseri, and L. jensenii	18-40 yrs	[24]
L. helveticus, L. iners and L. gasseri	19-35 yrs	[25]
57 Lactobacillus strains were purified including L. crispatus, L. jensenii, L. gasseri, L. mucosae, and L. vaginalis	16-22 yrs	[26]
L. crispatus, L. jensenii, and L. iners (were detected to check effects of vaginal washing on Lactobacillus)	---	[27]