O'Hanlon and Baeten found that 96% of Lactobacillus species from a healthy vaginal ecosystem produced H2O2 (L. jensenii and L. vaginalis produce the highest levels of H2O2), whereas only 6% of the lactobacilli recovered from women with BV produced H2O2.
Eschenbach et al. encontraron que o 96% das especies de Lactobacillus dun ecosistema vaxinal san producían H2O2 (L. jensenii e L. vaginalis producen os niveis maiores de H2O2, mentres que só o 6% dos lactobacilos recollidos de mulleres con vaxinose bacteriana producían H2O2).