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Table 4 Overview of the prevalence of the Lactobacillus index species at three consecutive points in time during pregnancy for the 77 women with grade I microflora during the first trimester

From: Longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microflora in pregnancy suggests that L. crispatus promotes the stability of the normal vaginal microflora and that L. gasseri and/or L. iners are more conducive to the occurrence of abnormal vaginal microflora

Lactobacillus species as determined through culture and tRFLP (N = 77)

 

trimester I

(n)

trimester II

(n)

trimester III

(n)

all samples with an L. crispatus TRF

39

(100%)

37

(94.9%)

36

(92.3%)

all samples with an L. jensenii TRF

20

(100%)

18

(90.0%)

16

(80.0%)

all samples with an L. gasseri/iners TRF

43

(100%)

36

(83.7%)

30

(69.8%)

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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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