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Ovarian cycling and reproductive state shape the vaginal microbiota in wild baboons

BACKGROUND: The vaginal microbiome is an important site of bacterial-mammalian symbiosis. This symbiosis is currently best characterized for humans, where lactobacilli dominate the microbial community and may help defend women against infectious disease. However, lactobacilli do not dominate the vag...

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Autores principales: Miller, Elizabeth A., Livermore, Joshua A., Alberts, Susan C., Tung, Jenny, Archie, Elizabeth A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5248513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28103920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-017-0228-z