Probiotic L actobacillus rhamnosus GR ‐1 and L actobacillus reuteri RC ‐14 exhibit strong antifungal effects against vulvovaginal candidiasis‐causing C andida glabrata isolates

Aims This study investigates the antagonistic effects of the probiotic strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 against vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)-causing Candida glabrata. Methods and Results Growth inhibitory activities of Lact. rhamnosus GR-1 and Lact. reuteri RC-14 strains against C. glabrata were demonstrated using a spot overlay assay and a plate-based microtitre assay. In addition, these probiotic...