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Vaginal microbiome ofreproductive-agewomen Jacques RavelPawel GajerZaid Abdo2010 год

Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women
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Аннотация: The means by which vaginal microbiomes help prevent urogenital diseases in women and maintain health are poorly understood. To gain insight into this, the vaginal bacterial communities of 396 asymptomatic North American women who represented four ethnic groups (white, black, Hispanic, and Asian) were sampled and the species composition characterized by pyrosequencing of barcoded 16S rRNA genes. The communities clustered into five groups: four were dominated by Lactobacillus iners, L. crispatus, L. gasseri , or L. jensenii , whereas the fifth had lower proportions of lactic acid bacteria and higher proportions of strictly anaerobic organisms, indicating that a potential key ecological function, the production of lactic acid, seems to be conserved in all communities. The proportions of each community group varied among the four ethnic groups, and these differences were statistically significant [χ 2 (10) = 36.8, P < 0.0001]. Moreover, the vaginal pH of women in different ethnic groups also differed and was higher in Hispanic (pH 5.0 ± 0.59) and black (pH 4.7 ± 1.04) women as compared with Asian (pH 4.4 ± 0.59) and white (pH 4.2 ± 0.3) women. Phylotypes with correlated relative abundances were found in all communities, and these patterns were associated with either high or low Nugent scores, which are used as a factor for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. The inherent differences within and between women in different ethnic groups strongly argues for a more refined definition of the kinds of bacterial communities normally found in healthy women and the need to appreciate differences between individuals so they can be taken into account in risk assessment and disease diagnosis.
Год издания: 2010
Авторы: Jacques Ravel, Pawel Gajer, Zaid Abdo, Gudrun Schneider, Sara S. K. Koenig, Stacey L. McCulle, Shara Karlebach, Reshma Gorle, Jennifer Russell, Carol O. Tacket, Rebecca M. Brotman, Catherine Davis, Kevin A. Ault, Lígia Peralta, Larry J. Forney
Издательство: National Academy of Sciences
Источник: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Ключевые слова: Reproductive tract infections research, Urinary Tract Infections Management, Gut microbiota and health
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