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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Anahtar MN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4461369 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Immunity 20150501 5
Colonization by Lactobacillus in the female genital tract is thought to be critical for maintaining genital health. However, little is known about how genital microbiota influence host immune function and modulate disease susceptibility. We studied a cohort of asymptomatic young South African women and found that the majority of participants had genital communities with low Lactobacillus abundance and high ecological diversity. High-diversity communities strongly correlated with genital pro-infl ...[more]