Vaginal bacteriome of Nigerian women in health and disease: A study with 16S rRNA metagenomics

Introduction: The argument on what bacteria make up healthy vagina and bacterial vaginosis (BV) remain unresolved. Black women most often are placed in grade IV vaginal communities as lacking Lactobacillus-dominated microbes. We sought to determine the vaginal microbiota compositions of healthy and...

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Main Authors: K C Anukam, N R Agbakoba, A C Okoli, C B Oguejiofor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Online Access:http://www.tjogonline.com/article.asp?issn=0189-5117;year=2019;volume=36;issue=1;spage=96;epage=104;aulast=Anukam