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Adhesion Ability of Lactobacillus to Vaginal Epithelial Cells

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 268))

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Adhesion of lactobacilli to the epithelium has been described as the first step in the formation of a barrier to prevent undesirable microbial colonization (1); consequently, it has been defined as a characteristic of interest for selecting probiotic strains (2–4).

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  1. Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA)-CONICET, Tucumán, Argentina

    Virginia S. Ocaña & María Elena Nader-Macías

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Ocaña, V.S., Nader-Macías, M.E. (2004). Adhesion Ability of Lactobacillus to Vaginal Epithelial Cells. In: Spencer, J.F.T., Ragout de Spencer, A.L. (eds) Public Health Microbiology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 268. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-766-1:441

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