Cervicovaginal Microbiome Composition Is Associated with Metabolic Profiles in Healthy Pregnancy

Cervicovaginal Microbiome Composition Is Associated with Metabolic Profiles in Healthy Pregnancy

Humans have a unique vaginal microbiome compared to other mammals, characterized by low diversity and often dominated by Lactobacillus spp. Dramatic shifts in vaginal microbial communities sometimes contribute to the presence of a polymicrobial overgrowth condition called bacterial vaginosis (BV). H...

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Main Authors: Andrew Oliver, Brandon LaMere, Claudia Weihe, Stephen Wandro, Karen L. Lindsay, Pathik D. Wadhwa, David A. Mills, David T. Pride, Oliver Fiehn, Trent Northen, Markus de Raad, Huiying Li, Jennifer B. H. Martiny, Susan Lynch, Katrine Whiteson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-08-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
lactobacillus
longitudinal
metabolome
microbiome
pregnancy
vagina
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01851-20

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01851-20

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