Is there a placental microbiota? A critical review and re-analysis of published placental microbiota datasets
Abstract The existence of a placental microbiota is debated. The human placenta has historically been considered sterile and microbial colonization was associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Yet, recent DNA sequencing investigations reported a microbiota in typical human term placentas. However...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-02764-6 |