Temporal Shifts in Microbial Communities in Nonpregnant African-American Women with and without Bacterial Vaginosis
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been described as an increase in the number of anaerobic and facultatively anaerobic bacteria relative to lactobacilli in the vaginal tract. Several undesirable consequences of this community shift can include irritation, white discharge, an elevated pH, and increased su...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/181253 |