Insights into the vaginal microbiome in a diverse group of women of African, Asian and European ancestries

Insights into the vaginal microbiome in a diverse group of women of African, Asian and European ancestries

Background Intra-continentally, vaginal microbiome signatures are reported to be significantly different between Black and Caucasian women, with women of African ancestry having the less well defined heterogenous bacterial community state type (CST) deficient of Lactobacillus species (CST IV). The o...

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Main Authors: Orville St. E. Roachford, Angela T. Alleyne, Karen E. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-11-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Vaginal microbiome
Community state types
CST subtypes
Ethnicity
Ancestries
Lactobacillus
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14449.pdf

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