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Translating the vaginal microbiome: gaps and challenges

Management, manipulation, and restoration of a robust vaginal microbiota has the potential to vastly improve women’s health and disease prevention. However, a systems level understanding of how the vaginal microbiota is associated with gynecologic and reproductive health is still needed to develop e...

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Autores principales: Ravel, Jacques, Brotman, Rebecca M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27036316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13073-016-0291-2
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Sumario:Management, manipulation, and restoration of a robust vaginal microbiota has the potential to vastly improve women’s health and disease prevention. However, a systems level understanding of how the vaginal microbiota is associated with gynecologic and reproductive health is still needed to develop effective interventional strategies.