Figure 1From: Fluorescence in situ Hybridization method using Peptide Nucleic Acid probes for rapid detection of Lactobacillus and Gardnerella spp.Fluorescence microscopy pictures of Lactobacillus species, G. vaginalis and other related bacteria by PNA probes. L01, L. paracasei CECT227; L02, L. delbrueckii ATCC9649; L03, L. murinus ATCC35020; L04, L. salivarius 438; GV01, G. vaginalis 5–1; GV02, G. vaginalis ATCC; GV03, Belgian G. vaginalis isolate 17; GV03, Belgian G. vaginalis isolate 18; E01, Streptococcus thermophilus A; E02, Leuconostoc mesenteroides; E03, Enterococcus faecium; E04, Enterococcus faecalis. The Lac663 and Gard162 PNA probes were associated with Alexa Fluor 488 and 594 fluorochromes, respectively.Back to article page