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Table 1 Lactobacillus species detected by qPCR compared to H 2 O 2 + Lactobacillus detected by culture*

From: Detection of hydrogen peroxide-producing Lactobacillus species in the vagina: a comparison of culture and quantitative PCR among HIV-1 seropositive women

Species Detected by PCR

H2O2+LactobacillusDetected by Culture

Detected n = 233

Not detected n = 143

 

N (%)

N (%)

L. crispatus

Detected

149 (64)

24 (17)

Not detected

84 (36)

119 (83)

L. jensenii

Detected

107 (46)

23 (16)

Not detected

126 (54)

120 (84)

L. crispatus and/or L. jensenii

Detected

174 (75)

41 (29)

 

Not detected

59 (25)

102 (71)

  1. *N = 376 samples.