Institute for Cellular and Intracellular Symbiosis, Orenburg, Russia
The role of female reproductive tract microflora in the maintenance of biotope colonization resistance was described. The role of lactobacilli possessing antagonistic properties in the reproductive tract defense was assessed. Classification of bacterial mechanisms of colonization resistance including block of the adhesion, antagonistic action of normal microflora associated with the production of antibacterial substances and suppression of allochthonous bacteria persistence characteristics was presented. Colonization resistance was considered as a physiological phenomenon of microecological homeostasis being a result of symbiotic relations of a host organism and autochthonous microflora.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2006, No. 4, P. 100—105