Potential of Maintaining a Healthy Vaginal Environment by Two Lactobacillus Strains Isolated from Cocoa Fermentation

Figure 1

Adhesion of lactobacilli isolated from cocoa fermentation to vaginal epithelial cells after 2 h of incubation. (a) Untreated HMVII cells (×5000); (b) HMVII cells incubated with L. fermentum FA4 (×5000); (c) HMVII cells incubated with L. plantarum PA3 (×5,000, details at ×20,000). Red arrows indicate the lactobacilli attached to the cell surface.

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