During the childbearing years, the normal flora of the vagina maintain a low pH, thus encouraging colonization with all the following types of organisms except:

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Gram-negative rods usually inhabit the vagina before puberty and in postmenopausal women.The low pH encourages colonization of the vagina with lactobacilli, anaerobic gram-negative bacilli, and gram-positive cocci.

During the Childbearing Years, the Normal Flora of the Vagina