Research Article

In Vitro Activity of Lactobacilli with Probiotic Potential Isolated from Cocoa Fermentation against Gardnerella vaginalis

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Effect of lactobacilli isolated from cocoa fermentation on the viability of Gardnerella vaginalis (Gv) as a function of the time of coculture. The pathogen was incubated without (filled shape) or with (empty shape) different lactobacilli (L. fermentum 5.2: Lf52; L. plantarum 6.2: Lp62; or L. plantarum 7.1: Lp71) for 24 hours and CFU mL−1 was determined after 4, 8, and 24 hours of incubation by plating onto appropriate media. Each value shown is the mean ± SD. Statistically significant differences ().