Assessment of probiotic potential and anticancer activity of newly isolated vaginal bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum 5BL

• Main Authors: Nami, Yousef, Abdullah, Norhafizah, Haghshenas, Babak, Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah, Rosli, Rozita, Khosroushahi, Ahmad Yari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Societies and Wiley Publishing Asia 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36567/1/Assessment%20of%20probiotic%20potential%20and%20anticancer%20activity%20of%20newly%20isolated%20vaginal%20bacterium%20Lactobacillus%20plantarum%205BL.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36567/

Numerous bacteria in and on its external parts protect the human body from harmful threats. This study aimed to investigate the potential beneficial effects of the vaginal ecosystem microbiota. A type of bacteria was isolated from vaginal secretions of adolescent and young adult women, cultured on a...