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Daily Vaginal Microbiota Fluctuations Associated with Natural Hormonal Cycle, Contraceptives, Diet, and Exercise.
mSphere - 8 Jul 2020
Song Stephanie D, Acharya Kalpana D, Zhu Jade E, Deveney Christen M, Walther-Antonio Marina R S, Tetel Marc J, Chia Nicholas
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The microorganisms of the vaginal tract are critical for vaginal and reproductive health. However, the regulation of these microorganisms is not well understood. Therefore, we investigated whether different factors regulate the vaginal microbiota of healthy college-aged women (n=26) with high temporal resolution by collecting daily self-administered vaginal swabs and using 16S rRNA sequencing for bacterial...
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