The human vaginal microbiota is a critical determinant of vaginal health. These communities
live in close association with the vaginal epithelium and rely on host tissues for resources …

Lactobacillus iners, first described in 1999, is a prevalent bacterial species of the vaginal
microbiome. As L. iners does not easily grow on de Man-Rogosa-Sharpe agar, but can grow …

Datasets collected by high-throughput sequencing (HTS) of 16S rRNA gene amplimers,
metagenomes or metatranscriptomes are commonplace and being used to study human …

In addition to being a passage for sperm, menstruum, and the baby, the human vagina and
its microbiota can influence conception, pregnancy, the mode and timing of delivery, and the …

Epidemiological data from the Center of Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health
Organization (WHO) statistics in 2017 show that 10.0 million people around the world …

Vaginal eubiosis is characterised by beneficial lactobacillus-dominated microbiota. In
contrast, vaginal dysbiosis (eg bacterial vaginosis, BV), characterised by an overgrowth of …

Metatranscriptomics has revolutionized our ability to explore and understand transcriptional
programs in microbial communities. Moreover, it has enabled us to gain deeper and more …

The microbiome of the female reproductive tract defies the convention that high biodiversity
is a hallmark of an optimal ecosystem. Although not universally true, a homogeneous …

The vaginal microbial community is typically characterized by abundant lactobacilli.
Lactobacillus iners, a fairly recently detected species, is frequently present in the vaginal …

The interaction between the human host and the vaginal microbiota is highly dynamic. Major
changes in the vaginal physiology and microbiota over a woman's lifetime are largely …