Quantification of bacterial species of the vaginal microbiome in different groups of women, using nucleic acid amplification tests

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The vaginal microbiome plays an important role in urogenital health. Quantitative real time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) assays for the most prevalent vaginal <it>Lactobacillus</it> species and bacterial vaginosis spe...

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Main Authors: Jespers Vicky, Menten Joris, Smet Hilde, Poradosú Sabrina, Abdellati Saïd, Verhelst Rita, Hardy Liselotte, Buvé Anne, Crucitti Tania
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/83