| identification of culturable vaginal lactobacillus species among reproductive age women in mysore, india. | a healthy vaginal environment is predominated by certain lactobacillus species, which lead to the prevention of infections of the reproductive tract. this study examined the characteristics of cultivable lactobacillus species in both healthy women and women with bacterial vaginosis (bv). between november 2011 and september 2013, 139 women attending a women's clinic in mysore, india, were evaluated for bv in a cross-sectional study. bv was diagnosed using amsel's criteria: homogeneous vaginal dis ... | 2015 | 25873579 |