Table 4. The Influence of Lactobacilli on Antibacterial Activity of Vaginal Epithelial Cells a.
Antibacterial Activity of Vaginal Epithelial Cells | Against E. coli | Against S. aureus |
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Without CSL | 5.6 ± 0.7 | 7.6 ± 0.5 |
With CSL of non-H 2 O 2 -producing | 9.1 ± 1.1 | 11.0 ± 0.9 |
With CSL of H 2 O 2 producing | 15.3 ± 1.8 b | 30.7 ± 2.7 b |
a Abbreviation: CSL, culture supernatants from Lactobacillus.
b The differences between H2O2-producing and non-H2O2-producing lactobacilli were statistically significant.