Nature Communications (Oct 2017)
The microbiota continuum along the female reproductive tract and its relation to uterine-related diseases
- Chen Chen,
- Xiaolei Song,
- Weixia Wei,
- Huanzi Zhong,
- Juanjuan Dai,
- Zhou Lan,
- Fei Li,
- Xinlei Yu,
- Qiang Feng,
- Zirong Wang,
- Hailiang Xie,
- Xiaomin Chen,
- Chunwei Zeng,
- Bo Wen,
- Liping Zeng,
- Hui Du,
- Huiru Tang,
- Changlu Xu,
- Yan Xia,
- Huihua Xia,
- Huanming Yang,
- Jian Wang,
- Jun Wang,
- Lise Madsen,
- Susanne Brix,
- Karsten Kristiansen,
- Xun Xu,
- Junhua Li,
- Ruifang Wu,
- Huijue Jia
Affiliations
- Chen Chen
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Xiaolei Song
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Weixia Wei
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
- Huanzi Zhong
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Juanjuan Dai
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
- Zhou Lan
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Fei Li
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Xinlei Yu
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Qiang Feng
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Zirong Wang
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Hailiang Xie
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Xiaomin Chen
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Chunwei Zeng
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Bo Wen
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Liping Zeng
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
- Hui Du
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
- Huiru Tang
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
- Changlu Xu
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Yan Xia
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Huihua Xia
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Huanming Yang
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Jian Wang
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Jun Wang
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Lise Madsen
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Susanne Brix
- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark
- Karsten Kristiansen
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Xun Xu
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Junhua Li
- BGI-Shenzhen
- Ruifang Wu
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
- Huijue Jia
- BGI-Shenzhen
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00901-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 8,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Whether the female reproductive tract harbours distinct microbiomes beyond the vagina has been a matter of debate. Here, the authors show a subject-specific continuity in microbial communities at six sites along the female reproductive tract, indicative of a non-sterile environment.
