Biosurfactant from vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus BC1 as a promising agent to interfere with Candida adhesion.
Priscilla Romina De GregorioCarola ParolinAngela AbruzzoBarbara LuppiMichele ProttiLaura MercoliniJessica Alejandra SilvaBarbara GiordaniAntonella MarangoniMaría Elena Fátima Nader-MacíasBeatrice VitaliPublished in: Microbial cell factories (2020)
These results indicate that BS from vaginal L. crispatus BC1 is able to interfere with Candida adhesion in vitro and in vivo, and suggest its potential as a preventive agent to reduce mucosal damage occasioned by Candida during VVC.