Contrasting diversity of vaginal lactobacilli among the females of Northeast India

Abstract Background Lactobacilli are gatekeepers of vaginal ecosystem impeding growth of pathogenic microbes and their diversity varies across populations worldwide. The present study investigated diversity of human vaginal microbiota among females of Northeast India, who are distinct in dietary hab...

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Main Authors: Sumi Das Purkayastha, Mrinal Kanti Bhattacharya, Himanshu Kishore Prasad, Hrishikesh Upadhyaya, Suparna Das Lala, Kunal Pal, Meenakshi Das, Gauri Dutt Sharma, Maloyjo Joyraj Bhattacharjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1568-6