TABLE 4.
Comparison of TMB-Plus to TMB for the detection of H2O2 produced by vaginal Lactobacillus spp.
Organism(s) or strain (n) | No. (%) of strains for which H2O2 production was detected on:
|
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TMB | TMB-Plus | |
All isolates (261) | 183 (70) | 202 (77) |
Lactobacillus speciesa (109) | 78 (72) | 89 (82) |
L. crispatus (59) | 58 (98) | 59 (100) |
L. jensenii (43) | 37 (86) | 40 (93) |
L. gasseri (11) | 7 (64) | 11 (100) |
Strain 1086 (34) | 3 (9) | 3 (9) |
L. acidophilus (ATCC 521) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
L. plantarum (ATCC 14917) | 0 | 0 |
L. casei subsp. casei (ATCC 393) | 0 | 0 |
L. vaginalis (ATCC 49540) | 0 | 0 |
L. fermentum (ATCC 23271) | 0 | 0 |
Organisms identified to the genus level only.