Figure 3From: In vaginal fluid, bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis can be suppressed with lactic acid but not hydrogen peroxide Microbicidal activity of lactic acid at pH 4.5 against four species of vaginal lactobacilli (solid lines) and seventeen species of BV-associated bacteria (broken lines). The vertical dashed line indicates the mean concentration of lactic acid measured in VF from women with a lactobacilli-dominated vaginal microbiota (93 mM).Back to article page