Vaginal Microbiota of Healthy Pregnant Mexican Women is Constituted by Four Lactobacillus Species and Several Vaginosis-Associated Bacteria

• Main Authors: César Hernández-Rodríguez (Author), Roberto Romero-González (Author), Mario Albani-Campanario (Author), Ricardo Figueroa-Damián (Author), Noemí Meraz-Cruz (Author), César Hernández-Guerrero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To identify the microbiota communities in the vaginal tracts of healthy Mexican women across the pregnancy. Methods. Vaginal swabs were obtained during the prenatal visit of women from all trimesters (𝑛=64) of healthy pregnant women of Mexico City. DNA was isolated from each sample, and P...