Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation

Condition typeBacteria
Affected systems
Sexually Transmissible
Genitourinary Incidencecommon
Age group affected

Microbial information

Anaerobe / Aerobe
Gram stain
Best tests to detect
Pathogen of
Commensal of
(Can naturally inhabit, but not necessarily as a healthy addition)
  • Vagina
Optimal growth pH
Conditions correlated with
  • Bacterial vaginosis (BV)
  • Healthy vaginal flora
  • Sexually transmitted infection (STI)
  • Vaginal dysbiosis
Cellular adherence capacities
Found in healthy vaginasYes
Biofilm-forming capacities
Cellular Morphology
  • Bacillus (rod-shaped)
Microbe Motility
Colony Colour
  • White
  • Grey-white
Substances Produced
  • Lactic acid (sour)
Sexually Transmissible

What are the symptoms of Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation?

What causes Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation?

  • No causes found for Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation, yet.

What are the risk factors associated with Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation?

  • No risk factors for Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation, yet.

How do you diagnose Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation?

  • No diagnoses found for Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation, yet.

How do you treat Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation?

Treatments for Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation are only for practitioners and people who purchased the book Killing BV and Killing BV for men.

Which treatments are likely to be ineffective for Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation?

  • No resistances found for Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation, yet.

What complications are associated with Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation?

  • No complications found for Lactobacillus vaginalis vulvovaginal colonisation, yet.

References

Jespers et al. 2015. The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women. BMC Infectious Diseases 201515:115 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0825-zMay et al. 1999. The Identification of Vaginal Lactobacillus Species and the Demographic and Microbiologic Characteristics of Women Colonized by These Species The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 180, Issue 6, 1 December 1999, Pages 1950–1956 https://doi.org/10.1086/315109

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