Anticandidal activities of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the vagina

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ER S., Istanbullu Tosun A., Arik G., KIVANÇ M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.49, no.1, pp.375-383, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1709-143
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.375-383
  • Keywords: Agar diffusion technique, anticandidal activity, Candida, lactic acid bacteria, CANDIDA-GLABRATA, IDENTIFICATION, LACTOBACILLI, PROBIOTICS, KRUSEI, WOMEN
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/aim: Lactic acid bacteria prevent the overgrowth of pathogenic agents and opportunistic pathogens in the vagina. Moreover, lactic acid bacteria contribute to the preservation of vaginal microbiota by producing antimicrobial agents. Previous studies showed that some lactic acid bacteria exhibited antimicrobial activity against Candida species causing yeast vaginosis as well as many bacterial pathogens.