Cervical epithelial cells respond differently to D-lactic acid (left) and L-lactic acid (right) with only D-lactic acid preventing infection by Chlamydia trachomatis.
Read more: N. R. Gough, Antibiotic Treatment Reshapes the Vaginal Microbiome. BioSerendipity (19 August 2019). https://www.bioserendipity.com/antibiotic-treatment-reshapes-the-vaginal-microbiome/