Longitudinal Profiling of the Macaque Vaginal Microbiome Reveals Similarities to Diverse Human Vaginal Communities

Longitudinal Profiling of the Macaque Vaginal Microbiome Reveals Similarities to Diverse Human Vaginal Communities

ABSTRACT The vaginal microbiota plays an important role in women’s reproductive and urogenital health. It is now well accepted that a “healthy” vaginal microbiome is dominated by Lactobacillus species. Disturbances in this microbial community can lead to several adverse outcomes, including pelvic in...

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Main Authors: Nicholas S. Rhoades, Sara M. Hendrickson, Danielle R. Gerken, Kassandra Martinez, Ov D. Slayden, Mark K. Slifka, Ilhem Messaoudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-04-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
microbiome
vagina
bacterial vaginosis
metagenomics
rhesus macaque
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.01322-20

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