Pregnancy's stronghold on the vaginal microbiome.

To assess the vaginal microbiome throughout full-term uncomplicated pregnancy.Vaginal swabs were obtained from twelve pregnant women at 8-week intervals throughout their uncomplicated pregnancies. Patients with symptoms of vaginal infection or with recent antibiotic use were excluded. Swabs were obt...

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Main Authors: Marina R S Walther-António, Patricio Jeraldo, Margret E Berg Miller, Carl J Yeoman, Karen E Nelson, Brenda A Wilson, Bryan A White, Nicholas Chia, Douglas J Creedon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4045671?pdf=render