Methanogenic bacteria in human vaginal samples

作者：Negash Belay, Biswarup Mukhopadhyay, Everly Conway de Macario, Rudolph P. Galask, Lacy Daniels · 发表于：Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 年份：1990 · DOI：10.1128/jcm.28.7.1666-1668.1990 · 被引用次数：122 · 研究领域：Urinary Tract Infections Management、Reproductive tract infections research、Gut microbiota and health

Twelve vaginal samples were collected from separate patients, processed anaerobically, and added to methanogenic enrichment medium. Methanogenic activity was detected in two samples, both of which were from patients with bacterial vaginosis. None of the samples from healthy patients yielded positive methanogen cultures. One sample from a patient with bacterial vaginosis did not show any detectable methanogenic activity. Two methanogen isolates were obtained from one of the methanogen-positive samples, and both were identified as Methanobrevibacter smithii on the basis of morphological, cultural, and immunological features.