Table 2. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) status and distribution of colonizing Lactobacillus species in 132 women in Mysore, India (November 2011 to September 2013).
BV status | |||
Colonizing species | Women colonized (n) | Healthy (n) | BV+(n) |
L. acidophilus | 0 | – | – |
L. coleohominis | 4 | 4 | – |
L. crispatus | 19 | 16 | 3 |
L. fermentum | 6 | 6 | – |
L. gasseri | 21 | 18 | 3 |
L. iners | 1 | 1 | – |
L. jensenii | 7 | 7 | – |
L. johnsonii | 4 | 4 | – |
L. mucosae | 2 | 2 | – |
L. oris | 2 | 2 | – |
L. reuteri | 9 | 9 | – |
L. rhamnosus | 0 | – | – |
L. ruminis | 2 | – | 2 |
L. salivarius | 0 | – | – |
L. thermophilus | 2 | 2 | – |
L. vaginalis | 0 | – | – |
Only species that were cultivable are included in the table.