Partial convergence of the human vaginal and rectal maternal microbiota in late gestation and early post-partum
Abstract The human vaginal and fecal microbiota change during pregnancy. Because of the proximity of these perineal sites and the evolutionarily conserved maternal-to-neonatal transmission of the microbiota, we hypothesized that the microbiota of these two sites (rectal and vaginal) converge during...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-06-01
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| Series: | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-023-00404-5 |