Vaginal microbiome-host interactions modeled in a human vagina-on-a-chip
Abstract Background A dominance of non-iners Lactobacillus species in the vaginal microbiome is optimal and strongly associated with gynecological and obstetric health, while the presence of diverse obligate or facultative anaerobic bacteria and a paucity in Lactobacillus species, similar to communi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-11-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01400-1 |