Figure 5From: In vaginal fluid, bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis can be suppressed with lactic acid but not hydrogen peroxide The effect of bacterially-depleted VF on the microbicidal activity of 100 mM lactic acid at pH 4.5, which is otherwise sufficient to inactivate completely seven species of BV-associated bacteria (broken lines), but not four species of lactobacilli (solid lines).Back to article page