Vaginal microbiome Lactobacillus crispatus is heritable among European American women

Vaginal microbiome Lactobacillus crispatus is heritable among European American women

Wright et al. apply biometric genetic approach to identify the extent to which host genetic factors influence species-level variation in the vaginal microbiota. Their study suggests that Lactobacillus crispatus, a major determinant of vaginal health, is heritable among European American women, consi...

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Main Authors: Michelle L. Wright, Jennifer M. Fettweis, Lindon J. Eaves, Judy L. Silberg, Michael C. Neale, Myrna G. Serrano, Nicole R. Jimenez, Elizabeth Prom-Wormley, Philippe H. Girerd, Joseph F. Borzelleca, Kimberly K. Jefferson, Jerome F. Strauss, Timothy P. York, Gregory A. Buck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02394-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02394-6

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