Global InformationLactobacillus jensenii information
| Lactobacillus jensenii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Lactobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Lactobacillus |
| Species: | L. jensenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lactobacillus jensenii Falsen et al. 1999
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Lactobacillus jensenii is a normal inhabitant of the lower reproductive tract in healthy women.[1][2][3] L. jensenii makes up 23% of vaginal microflora that is naturally occurring. It is also found on the skins of grapes at the time of their harvest.[4][5][6] L. jensenii is sometimes used in producing fermented foods.[7]
Lactobacillus jensenii produces enzymes that cause hydrolase release from the liver. Hydrolase aids in the digestion of food in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Lactobacillus jensenii and other Lactobacillus species that produce hydrogen peroxide, (most notably L. crispatus), have been correlated with a decreased rate of bacterial vaginosis, gonorrhea- and HIV-acquisition and pelvic inflammatory disease.[4][8] A stable colonization with these species, as opposed to dominantly L. iners, is associated with better reproductive outcomes, e.g. a decreased rate of preterm birth.[8]
- ^ Nardis, C.; Mastromarino, P.; Mosca, L. (September 2013). "Vaginal microbiota and viral sexually transmitted diseases". Annali di Igiene. 25 (5): 443–56. doi:10.7416/ai.2013.1946. PMID 24048183.
- ^ Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 9781455748013; Access provided by the University of Pittsburgh
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Prince, Amanda L.; Antony, Kathleen M.; Chu, Derrick M.; Aagaard, Kjersti M. (2014). "The microbiome, parturition, and timing of birth: more questions than answers". Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 104–105: 12–19. doi:10.1016/j.jri.2014.03.006. ISSN 0165-0378. PMC 4157949. PMID 24793619.
- ^ a b May A. D. Antonio; Stephen E. Hawes; Sharon L. Hillier (12 November 1999). "The Identification of Vaginal Lactobacillus species and the Demographic and Microbiologic Characteristics of Women Colonized by These Species". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 180 (6): 1950–1956. doi:10.1086/315109. PMID 10558952.
- ^ Hidemi S. Yasamoto; Qiang Xu; Raina N. Fichorova (8 January 2013). "Homeostatic properties of Lactobacillus jensenii engineered as a live vaginal anti-HIV microbicide". BMC Microbiology. 13 (4): 4. doi:10.1186/1471-2180-13-4. PMC 3605260. PMID 23298379.
- ^ "Lactobacillus jensenii". The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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Fradianiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Mitchell, Caroline; Manhart, Lisa E.; Thomas, Kathy; Fiedler, Tina; Fredricks, David N.; Marrazzo, Jeanne (2012). "Behavioral Predictors of Colonization with Lactobacillus crispatus or Lactobacillus jensenii after Treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis: A Cohort Study". Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012 (Special Issue on The Infections of Lower Genital Tract): 1–6. doi:10.1155/2012/706540. ISSN 1064-7449. PMC 3369434. PMID 22693410.