Vaginal Microbiota of Adolescent Girls Prior to the Onset of Menarche Resemble Those of Reproductive-Age Women

Puberty is an important developmental stage wherein hormonal shifts mediate the physical and physiological changes that lead to menarche, but until now, the bacterial composition of vaginal microbiota during this period has been poorly characterized. We performed a prospective longitudinal study of...

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Published in:mBio
Main Authors: Hickey, Roxana J., Zhou, Xia, Settles, Matthew L., Erb, Julie, Malone, Kristin, Hansmann, Melanie A., Shew, Marcia L., Van Der Pol, Barbara, Fortenberry, J. Dennis, Forney, Larry J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4453513/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25805726
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00097-15
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