ArticlePeerJ2023
Temporal and spatial differences in the vaginal microbiome of Chinese healthy women.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Viruses in the female lower reproductive tract: a systematic descriptive review of metagenomic investigations.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2024Pooled it
- Multi-kingdom cervical microbiome structure in health and dysbiosis: a cross-sectional study from Kazakhstan.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Characterization of vaginal prokaryotes and eukaryotes microbiota and its link to sexually transmitted infections.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the vaginal ecosystem: insights into host-microbe interactions and microbial community dynamics.Infection and immunity · 2025Review
- Cervicovaginal Microbiome and HPV: A Standardized Approach to 16S/ITS NGS and Microbial Community Profiling for Viral Association.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Genome-scale metabolic modeling reveals specific vaginalMicrobiology spectrum · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Up the reproductive tract, there are large differences in the composition of vaginal microbes. Throughout the menstrual cycle, the structure of the vaginal microbiome shifts. Few studies have examined both in combination. Our study was designed to explore trends in the microbiome of different parts of the vagina in healthy women over the menstrual cycle. Methods: We performed metagenomic sequencing to characterize the microbiome differences between the cervical orifice and mid-vagina throughout the menstrual cycle. Results: Our results showed the vaginal microbiome of healthy women in the cervical orifice and the mid-vagina was similar during the periovulatory and luteal phases, with Conclusion: This study is valuable for understanding whether the microbial composition of the vagina is consistent in different parts of the menstrual cycle.
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