Volume 176, Issue 5, Pages 2050-2054 (November 2006) Adherence of Lactobacillus crispatus to Vaginal Epithelial Cells From Women With or Without a History of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Louisa Kwok, Ann E. Stapleton, Walter E. Stamm, Sharon L. Hillier, Cheryl L. Wobbe, Kalpana Gupta The Journal of Urology Volume 176, Issue 5, Pages 2050-2054 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.07.014 Copyright © 2006 American Urological Association Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Representative bacterial adherence assay using probiotic isolate L. crispatus CTV-05 and exfoliated vaginal epithelial cells (modified Giemsa stain, reduced from ×20). A, no Lactobacillus added (control). Note scant indigenous bacteria present. B, L. crispatus CTV-05 added. Note numerous adherent lactobacilli. The Journal of Urology 2006 176, 2050-2054DOI: (10.1016/j.juro.2006.07.014) Copyright © 2006 American Urological Association Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Mean adherence of L. crispatus CTV-05 to VECs in women with (cases) or without (controls) recurrent UTI. The Journal of Urology 2006 176, 2050-2054DOI: (10.1016/j.juro.2006.07.014) Copyright © 2006 American Urological Association Terms and Conditions