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A study of the genital micro-flora in virgin female rats of reproductive age has demonstrated that alpha and nonhe-molytic streptococci, Pasteurella pneumotro-pica, diphtheroid bacilli, Staphylococcus epi-dermidis, and Proteus mirabilis are the predominant genital organisms. The pH of the rat vagina was demonstrated to be near neutrality. It is suggested that the higher pH in the rat vagina as compared to the human vagina may account for some of the differences between human and rat genital micro-flora.
A. J. Markovetz is the recipient of a Development Award-Research Career Program (5KO4 GM14681) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
The assistance of Marilyn J. Ohm in identifying anaerobic bacteria for this study is gratefully acknowledged.
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