Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Translocation of vaginal microbiota is involved in impairment and protection of uterine health

  • Jinfeng Wang,
  • Zhanzhan Li,
  • Xiuling Ma,
  • Lifeng Du,
  • Zhen Jia,
  • Xue Cui,
  • Liqun Yu,
  • Jing Yang,
  • Liwen Xiao,
  • Bing Zhang,
  • Huimin Fan,
  • Fangqing Zhao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24516-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Here, the authors present a comparative analyses on vaginal and uterine microbiota in 1223 samples derived from 655 women with chronic endometritis, which, combined with animal experiments, characterize the microbial translocation in the female reproductive tract and its role in modulating uterine health.