Diversity of Vaginal Lactic Acid Bacterial Microbiota in 15 Algerian Pregnant Women with and without Bacterial Vaginosis by using Culture Independent Method.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the most common lower genital tract disorder among women of reproductive age (pregnant and non-pregnant) and a better knowledge of Lactobacillus species richness in healthy and infected vaginal microbiota is needed to efficiently design better probiotic products to promote the maintenance of normal flora which will help prevent bacterial vaginosis.

Aim

To evaluate and compare the diversity of lactic acid bacterial species in pregnant women with and without BV.

Materials and methods

A pilot study was carried out during November-2014 to March-2015 in University Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria. Vaginal swabs were collected from 15 pregnant women aged between 19 and 35 years (mean 27.6 years; n=15) living in the East of Alger

SUBMITTER: Alioua S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5071934 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature