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

ABSTRACT 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...

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Auteurs principaux: Roxana J. Hickey, Xia Zhou, Matthew L. Settles, Julie Erb, Kristin Malone, Melanie A. Hansmann, Marcia L. Shew, Barbara Van Der Pol, J. Dennis Fortenberry, Larry J. Forney
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Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/9863a80eee53440d8fdba4b1f4a25372
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