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. 1975 Feb;1(2):124–128. doi: 10.1128/jcm.1.2.124-128.1975

Transmission of Lactobacillus jensenii and Lactobacillus acidophilus from mother to child at time of delivery.

J Carlsson, L Gothefors
PMCID: PMC274985  PMID: 809467

Abstract

The presence of Lactobacillus jensenii and Lactobacillus acidophilus has been studied in specimens from the rectum and vagina of the mother, from the mouth of the infant at the time of delivery, and from the mouth and rectum of infants six days of age. L. jensenii could be differentiated from other species of lactobacilli by the following combination of characteristics: production of only D-lactate, hydrolysis of arginine, and fermentation of cellobiose, galactose, and ribose, but not of lactose. L. jensenii and L. acidophilus were common inhabitants of the vagina. In spite of a contamination of the infant's mouth by L. jensenii and L. acidophilus during delivery, neither of these organisms became established in the mouth of the newborn infants.

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