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SUBMITTER: Fettweis JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3517151 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fettweis Jennifer M JM Serrano Myrna G MG Girerd Philippe H PH Jefferson Kimberly K KK Buck Gregory A GA
Chemistry & biodiversity 20120501 5
Until recently, bacterial species that inhabit the human vagina have been primarily studied using organism-centric approaches. Understanding how these bacterial species interact with each other and the host vaginal epithelium is essential for a more complete understanding of vaginal health. Molecular approaches have already led to the identification of uncultivated bacterial taxa associated with bacterial vaginosis. Here, we review recent studies of the vaginal microbiome and discuss how culture ...[more]