Exopolysaccharides from vaginal lactobacilli modulate microbial biofilms
Barbara Giordani, Marina Naldi, Vanessa Croatti, Carola Parolin, Ülfet Erdoğan Uzunoğlu, Manuela Bartolini +1 more
Microbial Cell Factories
Abstract
Lactobacilli-derived EPS favour the biofilm formation of lactobacilli preventing, at the same time, that of opportunistic pathogens. These results support the possible employment of EPS as postbiotics in medicine as a therapeutic/preventive strategy to counteract vaginal infections.
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Lactobacilli-derived EPS favour biofilm formation of lactobacilli
“Lactobacilli-derived EPS favour the biofilm formation of lactobacilli preventing, at the same time, that of opportunistic pathogens.”
Lactobacilli-derived EPS prevent biofilm formation of opportunistic pathogens
“Lactobacilli-derived EPS favour the biofilm formation of lactobacilli preventing, at the same time, that of opportunistic pathogens.”