Fig. 6From: Glycogen availability and pH variation in a medium simulating vaginal fluid influence the growth of vaginal Lactobacillus species and Gardnerella vaginalis L. gasseri 63 AM utilizes alternative carbon sources within MSVF pH 5.0. Growth of L. gasseri in standard MSVF was compared to its growth in MSVF_0Gly, MSVF without glycogen or glucose (MSVF_0Gly0Glu), and without glycogen, glucose, or mucin (MSVF_0Gly0Glu0Muc) over 15 d, or until viability was lost. Each symbol represents the mean of three independent experiments ± SOM. Two-way ANOVA with Å Ãdák’s multiple comparisons posttest was done to determine significant differences between time points across the growth curves; ****, P < 0.0001Back to article page