Table 1.
Description of vaginal lactobacilli as determined by culture- and PCR-based identification
| Isolate | Age of participant n = 21 | Lactobacillus group | Genetic ID | Nugent score | Co-infecting microorganism (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical isolates with Lactobacillus group n = 25 | |||||
| 003-051-PCP-a† |
32 |
acidophilus |
L. gasseri |
N |
|
| 003-051-PCP-b |
|
L. gasseri |
N |
|
|
| 003-056-PAG-a‡ |
22 |
L. gasseri |
N |
Uu |
|
| 003-056-PAG-b |
|
L. gasseri |
N |
Uu |
|
| 003-020-JPG† |
26 |
L. gasseri |
N |
|
|
| 003-022-KCA-a‡ |
23 |
L. gasseri |
I |
Uu + Ca |
|
| 003-009-YTG† |
27 |
L. gasseri |
N |
|
|
| 003-028-SGT‡ |
48 |
L. jensenii |
N |
Uu |
|
| 003-006-MAH† |
22 |
L. jensenii |
N |
|
|
| 003-022-KCA-b |
|
L. jensenii |
I |
Uu + Ca |
|
| 003-069-MFA-a† |
20 |
L. jensenii |
N |
|
|
| 003-052-LSC-a† |
23 |
L. crispatus |
N |
|
|
| 003-047-CMM† |
36 |
L. crispatus |
N |
|
|
| 003-015-PBS† |
22 |
L. crispatus |
N |
|
|
| 003-021-BVM-a‡ |
21 |
reuteri |
L. fermentum |
N |
Uu |
| 003-021-BVM-b |
|
L. fermentum |
N |
Uu |
|
| 003-069-MFA-b |
|
L. fermentum |
N |
|
|
| 003-069-MFA-c |
|
L. fermentum |
N |
|
|
| 003-017-LHH† |
50 |
L. fermentum |
N |
|
|
| 003-043-BNT‡ |
26 |
L. fermentum |
N |
Gv |
|
| 001-JMB211‡ |
38 |
casei |
L. rhamnosus |
N |
Ca |
| 001-SMT40-a†¥ |
49 |
L. rhamnosus |
N |
|
|
| 001-SMT40-b¥ |
|
L. rhamnosus |
N |
|
|
| 001-SMT40-c |
|
L. rhamnosus |
N |
|
|
| 003-052-LSC-b |
|
buchneri |
L. brevis |
N |
|
| Strains without Lactobacillus group, n = 6 | |||||
| 003-025-COM† |
38 |
|
L sp. |
N |
|
| 003-002-PBT-a‡ |
25 |
|
E. faecalis* |
I |
Uu + Ct |
| 003-002-PBT-b |
|
|
E. faecalis* |
I |
Uu + Ct |
| 003-036-MSH† |
49 |
|
E. faecalis* |
ND |
|
| 003-029-MNG‡ |
45 |
|
E. faecalis* |
N |
Uu |
| 003-013-AMD‡ |
28 |
|
E. faecalis* |
N |
Uu |
| Reference strains, n = 3 | |||||
|
L. brevis 95b |
NA |
buchneri |
L. brevis |
NA |
NA |
|
L. brevis 95a |
NA |
|
L. brevis |
NA |
NA |
| L. acidophilus ENCB | acidophilus | L. jensenii | NA | NA | |
Normal = 0–3 (N), intermediate = 4–6 (I), Ct = Chlamydia trachomatis, Uu = Ureaplasma urealyticum, Gv = Gardnerella vaginalis, Ca = Candida spp., NA = not applicable, ND not determined. *presumptive identification. †healthy, ‡unhealthy. ¥001-SMT40-a and 001-SMT-b are clones. 001-SMT40, 003-017-LHH and 003-036-MSH samples were from postmenopausal women.