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. 2016 Jun;12(3):283-91.
doi: 10.2217/whe.16.5. Epub 2016 May 24.

Progresses in vaginal microflora physiology and implications for bacterial vaginosis and candidiasis

Gary Ventolini  1
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Progresses in vaginal microflora physiology and implications for bacterial vaginosis and candidiasis

Gary Ventolini. Womens Health (Lond). 2016 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: bacterial vaginosis; candidiasis; lactobacilli; vaginal microbiota; vaginal microflora.

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Figure 1.
Normal fresh mount microscopic preparation.
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Figure 2.
Biofilm formation. Groups of lactobacilli intertwined in an extracellular matrix surrounding squamous epithelial cells.
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Figure 3.
Bacterial Vaginosis. Fresh mount preparation showing typical clue cells.
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Figure 4.
Fresh wet mount preparation showing pseudohyphae with chlamydospores.
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