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Table 5 Presence of different Lactobacillus species in the vagina and rectum in postmenopausal women

From: The Lactobacillus flora in vagina and rectum of fertile and postmenopausal healthy Swedish women

Subject No.

Vaginal smear

Rectal smear

21

--

L. acidophilus,

L. plantarum

22

L. gasseri

L. gasseri

23

L. crispatus

L. plantarum

26

L. salivarius

--

27

L. delbrueckii

--

29

L. vaginalis

L. plantarum, L. gasseri

30

L. gasseri

L. vaginalis

32

--

L. crispatus

33

L. crispatus

--

34

L. gasseri

L. ruminis

35

L. gasseri

L. plantarum

36

L. ruminis

L. ruminis

39

L. gasseri

L. paracasei

  1. -- = not detectable. Deleted subjects or lines mean that no lactobacilli were found.