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Asymptotic pH of growth medium after acidification by cultures of BV bacteria
| Species | Asymptotic pH for bacterial culturesa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| pHi | pHfinal | No. of bacteria (CFU)/mlinitial | |
| G. vaginalis | 6.58 ± 0.01 | 4.70 ± 0.19 | 4.8 × 106 |
| P. bivia | 6.98 ± 0.03 | 5.89 ± 0.30 | 1 × 106 |
| P. anaerobis | 6.92 ± 0.01 | 5.97 ± 0.04 | 1.7 × 107 |
Curves fit to 1st-order exponential decay. χ2, <0.01.
