The microbiota continuum along the female reproductive tract and its relation to uterine-related diseases

Chen, Chen; Song, Xiaolei; Wei, Weixia; Zhong, Huanzi; Dai, Juanjuan; Lan, Zhou; Li, Fei; Yu, Xinlei; Feng, Qiang; Wang, Zirong; Xie, Hailiang; Chen, Xiaomin; Zeng, Chunwei; Wen, Bo; Zeng, Liping; Du, Hui; Tang, Huiru; Xu, Zefeng; Xia, Yan; Xia, Huihua; Yang, Huanming; Wang, Jian; Wang, Jun; Madsen, Lise; Brix, Susanne; Kristiansen, Karsten; Xu, Xun; Li, Junhua; Wu, Ruifang; Jia, Huijue

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00901-0

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The microbiota continuum along the female reproductive tract and its relation to uterine-related diseases

Published in Nature Communications • Oct 6, 2017

Authors:

Chen Chen

Xiaolei Song

Weixia Wei

Abstract

Reports on bacteria detected in maternal fluids during pregnancy are typically associated with adverse consequences, and whether the female reproductive tract harbours distinct microbial communities beyond the vagina has been a matter of debate. Here we systematically sample the microbiota within th...

Subject

Microbiome

Vagina

Reproductive tract

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