TABLE 2.
Inhibition of N. gonorrhoeae by H2O2-producing Lactobacillus spp.a of the female genital tract under conditions of acidic versus neutral pH
| Organism | Inhibition of organism by lactobacillib
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH 5.8
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pH 7.2
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| LA | LC | LJ | LG | LA | LC | LJ | LG | |
| N. gonorrhoeae | ||||||||
| FA1090 | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| MS11 | + | + | + | +/− | − | + | + | − |
| 229 | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| 397 | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| 400 | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| 644 | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | − |
| N. cinerea | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − |
| E. coli | ||||||||
| EFC-9 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| EFC-15 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| J96 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
a
All Lactobacillus spp. produced H2O2 as detected in a qualitative H2O2 assay by McGroarty et al. (11).
b
Abbreviations: LA, L. acidophilus; LC, L. crispatus; LJ, L. jensenii; LG, L. gasseri. Symbols: +, inhibition; −, absence of inhibition; +/−, weak inhibition.