Characterisation of the human uterine microbiome in non-pregnant women through deep sequencing of the V1-2 region of the 16S rRNA gene
Background. It is widely assumed that the uterine cavity in non-pregnant women is physiologically sterile, also as a premise to the long-held view that human infants develop in a sterile uterine environment, though likely reflecting under-appraisal of the extent of the human bacterial metacommunity....
Main Authors: | Hans Verstraelen, Ramiro Vilchez-Vargas, Fabian Desimpel, Ruy Jauregui, Nele Vankeirsbilck, Steven Weyers, Rita Verhelst, Petra De Sutter, Dietmar H. Pieper, Tom Van De Wiele |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-01-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1602.pdf |
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